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Argentine government wins control of newsprint | ||
2011-12-23 | ||
Argentina's senate, which is controlled by Fernandez's allies, voted 41-26 to control newsprint's manufacture, sale and distribution to media friends and foes alike. Newsprint has been a key issue in the never-ending battles between the government and opposition newspapers. Since the early days of the 1976-1983 dictatorship, Argentina's only newsprint provider is Papel Prensa, a joint venture majority-owned by its dominant newspapers, Clarin and La Nacion. The government has been a minority shareholder. Vice President Amadou Boudou said the law "will improve the quality of information and the plurality of opinions in Argentina."
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Posted by:Steve White |
#9 The overreach of tyrants is never far away. |
Posted by: JohnQC 2011-12-23 19:20 |
#8 Funny, our press here surrendered control to thier ruling party long ago, as demonstrated by their failure to investigate and report scandals like Fast & Furious and the AG's personnel comitting perjury, the criminal behavior and ethical breaches by Dem members of Congress, (etc - list is far too long) -- and can't say that without mentioning the continued Pravda-like cherry-picking of coverage and outright spin on any negative news. Argentine government "won" control, whereas our printed press surrendered it without a fight for the most part. And the nation is much worse off because of that. |
Posted by: OldSpook 2011-12-23 10:35 |
#7 Not in the internet era. At least until SOPA passes. |
Posted by: CrazyFool 2011-12-23 08:48 |
#6 you assume ISPs won't be controlled? When they finally figure out how to keep out Chinese hackers I'll be concerned. Till then... |
Posted by: P2Kontheroad 2011-12-23 08:38 |
#5 When I was growing up in Soviet Union, my father routinely listened to Voice of America, and Israel National Radio broadcasting in Russian. And that was 40 years ago. Frank. |
Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2011-12-23 08:14 |
#4 G - you assume ISPs won't be controlled? a BIG assumption |
Posted by: Frank G 2011-12-23 08:00 |
#3 She's Hillary and Evita combined. Why do Argentinians love them some dictators? |
Posted by: Frank G 2011-12-23 07:59 |
#2 Those who control the printing presses control the news. Not in the internet era. |
Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2011-12-23 05:12 |
#1 Might be a good idea to organize a few excellent internet servers abroad. |
Posted by: European Conservative 2011-12-23 04:41 |