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LETTER FROM THE GOVERNMENT TO SIP Juan Manuel Abal Medina (Published in "elnoticialista.blogspot.") SABATO

Buenos Aires, May 4, 2011

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Messrs.
Delegation Members of the Inter American Press Association (IAPA)

In my consideration:

Between 18 and 25 August 1978, during the military dictatorship, Argentina was a mission of the American Society Press Association (IAPA) headed by Edward Seaton, owner of the newspaper "Mercury" of Kansas and Ignacio Lozano, La Opinion of Los Angeles. During his visit, the IAPA representatives interviewed more than five dozen people and produced a remarkable document, which was not disclosed then the press in our country. Among the major findings of this report include: Argentine publishers for national security took precedence over freedom of expression, censorship manifested justified under the military dictatorship, refused to report the disappearance of persons and benefited from such conduct by partnering with the State for the production of paper by Newsprint Company.

too No need to explain the context in which it was made that visit. Press censorship, the persecution of intellectuals, murder, kidnapping and disappearance of thousands of people, including more than a hundred journalists, the existence of concentration camps where there was torture and death, and dissemination of terror on society as a whole defined the time we remember as the most tragic in our history. Argentina recovered

The democratic institutions in 1983 and since then supports the full enforcement of the rule of law. The citizens of our country, including journalists, media workers and media owners, have complete freedom to investigate, gather information, opinions and express their ideas.

Our management is committed to the defense more unrestricted freedom of expression, as you can see any citizen, or even any outside observer, leafing through a newspaper or watching television just a few minutes. Criticism of the national government, often ruthless, repetitive tone, are common in most media reporting the Argentines. On the other hand, is a notable omission of relevant information about the measures of the national government and misinformation through falsehoods and lies displayed with little modesty. These facts contribute to the construction of virtual realities unflappable force citizens to check on a daily basis what world they live. Although it is amazing that happen without being subject continued to stake the reputation and reliability are values \u200b\u200bindispensable to the work of journalists; this administration does not dare dared not silence anyone. Means that it is better withstand the constant defamation before committing the slightest act of censorship .

But not enough to guarantee not to censor. In addition to respecting the right to view media owners-a who you represent, and the power they have to exercise it through their media companies; want to defend freedom of expression as guaranteed participation in public debate of the majority that we represent as democratically elected authority -.

In this line, we have promoted with great determination process of profound transformation under the framework of a new law on audiovisual media services has become a reference to regional and international level. Its objectives are clear: to promote decentralization, promote competition and ensure the participation of private sector commercial market communication to cut and universal access to new technologies and democratize information content disseminated through them. At the same time, we developed another set of policies (reported in Section I of the Report attached) that subscribe to the same general direction and serve the purpose of ensuring a complementary public service quality communications, federal and popular character, inclusive of productions and national thought, and addressed to all inhabitants of our country without exception. We believe it is the best way the government can effectively exercise the defense of freedom of expression, understood as a universal right.

The government is aware that these policies should be implemented in an adversarial context, pointing to just one reverse: that of the sharp concentration of the communications market. We know that this is the main issue on the agenda of freedom of expression globally, regionally and nationally and understand that is not enough to denounce the concentration and structural threat if we can not go one step further and discuss your specific actors, the focus groups.

In this sense, the visit of the SIP can not be more timely as Clarín business group, made up of Argentine and foreign capital and partner with your organization, has become a major obstacle to achieve full observance of freedom of expression in our country.

Clarin group, such as SIP found in 1978, profited his refusal to report the disappearance of people to partner with the State in the exploitation of newsprint. This enabled him to acquire a position in the market, which later consolidated with liberal rules offered by different democratic governments, which, however, failed to comply. Today, abusing its dominant position to discriminate against competitors, censor journalists, trade union activity of disabled employees, delegates or spyware goodbye and then report them on their own, challenging court the decisions taken by a large majority in Parliament and even permanently resistant to respect the decrees and resolutions of the Executive.

We wonder whether these actions of grave concern to the government and many citizens in our country are viewed with concern by international organizations that gather journalistic institutions. Is not subject to alarm you that a member of your society founded in 1926 with the aim to "encourage high standards of professionalism and business conduct" violates the rights and principles that seek to defend?

No part of Grupo Clarin and its allies recognize these problems. Instead, we listen to daily make unfounded accusations that aim to reduce our conviction democratizing authoritarian a crusade against society and against them.

response, we can say that our public policy has been open and transparent. Every known society and most of it had been demanding for years with their mobilization and commitment. The debate and passage of the new Law on Audiovisual Communication Services was a thorough test of it. Nothing could be further from the dark pursuit of an administration against helpless victims that law, proceeds of labor, lit to daylight in the room which represents the will of the popular majority.

is legitimate for those who have grown up under another order that enabled and sustained monopolistic practices in the communications market, do not feel represented by these policies. What is not legitimate is to hold a public smear campaign, abusing its dominant position to distort reality and hide behind to protect their business interests on an alleged breach of rights defense systematically. There

today no state restrictions on freedom of expression in Argentina. What exists is a law, passed in Parliament, which promotes limiting monopolies in the field of communication to protect the defense of pluralism and diversity of voices. Just as it established the Commission on Human Rights in its principles, arguing that "monopolies or oligopolies in the ownership and control of the media should be subject to antitrust laws as they conspire against democracy by limiting the plurality and diversity which ensure the full exercise of the right to information of citizens "(1) and UNESCO, where a document of 2008 states that authorities should" require the divestiture of existing media operations when the plurality is committed or unacceptable levels are reached in the concentration property "(2,) the national government believes that devolution is a prerequisite for the exercise of freedom of expression.

There is a wide debate today about these issues in the academic, social and political, both international, regional and national level. The question is whether it is possible to guarantee pluralism in a context of concentration as pronounced, and what role should the state to ensure the effective exercise of the right to freedom of expression.

It is important to note that in Latin America, the debate does not only involved the exercise of individual rights or involves the state only as a guarantor of these, but the economic power of the media focus groups and their capacity to intervene in public debate as a central actor, or in many cases limited to discipline governments, legislators and court officials.

is a fundamental issue at stake then that also the quality of our democracies. In this sense, the existence of a media market dominated by few business groups tend to promote the formation of public opinion and political power uniformed subordinate, in addition to sealing the development of free expression of ideas and dissemination of information. Let's call

things by their name. If there are limitations to the full exercise of freedom of expression in Argentina today, not due to the action of this government, which has been clear and democratic, but the dominance of a media conglomerate, which runs on the facts as a political actor and has decided to hold its power in the communications market by placing corporate interests above the laws of the Republic and the rights of the majority.

For these reasons, we ask members of the IAPA delegation that is visiting our country which

examine with care policies · public that we have outlined in Section I to add them to a balanced and comprehensive assessment on the situation of freedom of expression in our country. It is not just to limit but primarily to foster and promote new actors in the field of communication and to ensure freedom of expression for the majority (3.)

Listen to respect the opinion of the · many sectors civil society who have been involved in the process of public discussion of the Law on Audiovisual Communication Services: trade unions of workers, their labor unions, social movements, rights human, political parties and organizations, national universities, the cooperative movement, community channels and radio stations and SMEs, indigenous, and many expressions of culture, along with interested citizens on this issue. Ponder

statements and · the many manifestations of international organizations working to defend freedom of expression and those that comprise the American System and System of Human Rights, who repeatedly praised policies of the current Argentine government, mainly in regard to the Communication Services Act Audiovisual and the law to decriminalize defamation and libel for public affairs. Discuss

current allegations of · private stakeholders in the communications market in Argentina in light of public policy, legitimate and transparent, that affect their specific interests and become part and parcel of their alarmist propaganda. Evaluate

irregularities outlined in · Section II of this document which are a systematic pattern of violation of freedom of expression by the business group Clarin.

Finally, we hope that they can be reasonably even-handed in honor of this memorable visit in 1978 and in response to the abyss that separates the reality we are living, not free of conflicts and disputes, but in governing the state guarantee fuller for the exercise of freedoms and rights of all citizens. About

then silent horror, now clamoring for a possible loss of their privileges. That does not scare us. Yes, try to turn a legitimate democratic government intends to limit its claims monopoly in the authoritarian monster then get away in silence to get these businesses succeeded and defend any price.

Dr. Juan Manuel Abal Medina
Secretary of Public Communications

NOTES:

(1) For more information, see: http://www.cidh.oas.org/basicos/basicos13.htm

(2) Indicators of Media Development. Approved by the Intergovernmental Council for the Development of Communication (IPDC) of UNESCO in 2008.

For more information see: http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0016/001631/163102s.pdf

(3) The essential pluralism of communications demand progress on decentralization of the media system, prevent the emergence of new dominant positions and at the same time strengthen the emergence of new actors in mass communications. On the end of 2010, more than 15 000 new media across the country had applied for license delivery process to begin in 2011. No doubt the universe is now coming to light is a threat to those who have shared for years the markets for advertisers, readers, listeners and viewers. Chapter VIII, "Freedom of expression and right to information. Tensions and challenges regarding the democratization of the word, Luis Lozano, Human Rights in Argentina, Annual Report 2011, CELS, Siglo XXI Editores.

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BETWEEN COUNTRY AND THE OTHER by Adrian Corbett (for "inward looking" 11/05/2003)

Above: Sarmiento, Peron, Lavalle, Videla, Dorrego, Yrigoyen and Sabato.


We were Ernesto Sabato. An important writer and intellectual twentieth-century Argentina. Controversial as many as almost everyone.
Some stress his qualities as a writer, his memorable works as "On Heroes and Tombs" and "The Tunnel", his work in the CONADEP.
Others remember with regret his statements about the dictatorship in the famous meeting with Videla Borges Sabato ...
shows very own contradictions of our society. And just that thought makes us think of other divisions, most current. And old ...
Argentina, 2011 The cultural and media appears divided in two realities, quite different. Some Argentines
rise in the morning, come a time when changing TN and breakfast , Then listen Mitre, or Radio Network 10 during their journey to work (in the car or with headphones on bondi), and at night, back at home, watch the news on Channel 13. And Sunday, of course, buy "Clarín", "Profile" or "nation."
Other Argentines are more or less the same routes, but the list of media ranges: for TN is CN23, the radios can be National Mother's Radio Cooperativa or AM 750; on TV are the Public TV. And on Sunday buy "page 12", "Argentine Time" or "Miradas al Sur".
Argentina in the first living a completely different country Argentina in the second living.
This division is now crystal clear, and great depth, but this is possible because such a split would sink to the foundations of our history, because it reaffirms and highlights a reality that comes from far away. Hernán Brienza
account in the Epilogue of his impressive work "The crazy Dorrego", why he decided to write about this forgotten character. Brienza
recalls in the book that when he presented his work "Damn you're" a study on the suppression of the seventies focused on the figure of the priest Von Wehrnich, was invited to a radio program.
There began a discussion with journalist curious about of the work. The journalist said that the crimes of the dictatorship were a response to the Montoneros and the ERP. Brienza argued that these armed groups have emerged in response to murderous dictators who bombed the Plaza de Mayo, shot the General Valley and his followers, and created the "Night of the Long Canes" in universities. The journalist justify the military coup and from repressive authoritarian aspects of the first Peronism. And then Brienza ... ... ... For what followed. Fell until 1828, until the shooting of Manuel Dorrego by General Lavalle, the first major act of violence Argentine could not "justified" by a previous action. This debate prompted
Brienza investigating Dorrego. And led him to conclude that murder, Dorrego, was the first step of the "civil war" that has been divided since the Argentines.
The nineteenth century Argentina was very violent. Ran rivers of blood. "No less blood gaucho is all they have of men," say Sarmiento. And it was not just a phrase.
The nineteenth century ended with the triumph of one faction. And while the strictly political in the Constitution of 1853 embodies aspects of both orientations, cultural as the defeat of the Federals was absolute. Those who won wrote the history, deleting or "demonized" the losers. And even some declared "winners", the "makeover" to cover certain aspects, because they are only partially served.
For example, San Martín was transmuted into a military "apolitical" because their ideas did not respond at all to the model advocated by them. Belgrano was only remembered as the creator of the flag, and as a makeshift military, brave and somewhat sloppy, but concealing his deep economic thought.
The federal leaders were simply wiped off the face of the Earth, neglected, ignored. Or, failing that, demonized, as in the case of Roses.
The big problem was that it is the victors much easier to alter the history of social reality. And that fact had led to the emergence of these leaders omitted or demonized, generated in the twentieth century the emergence of other figures, different but equally controversial, indigestible to the dominant culture, as Hipolito Yrigoyen, as Juan Peron, or Eva Duarte to name but a few.
And then the cleaning operation must restart cultural and proscriptions were major party (both happened to them as a Peronist radicals at different times), persecution and pogroms.
But to the victors the problem will not be only the new political leaders, but Many of the old figures buried in history, from the 40s, beginning to be revised, reinterpreted, by ideologically diverse group of historians and intellectuals, who find in them a light that clarifies certain aspects of reality certain problems of the present.
always had two cultural realities. Even before the start, as would Brienza, the "civil war" that begins with the death of Dorrego.
why so many of our political figures and our intellectuals are and have been so controversial, have had such extreme contrasts. That is why we argued so much about figures like Rosas, Sarmiento, Yrigoyen, Peron, Eva, Alfonsin and Kirchner, or intellectuals like Borges and Sabato.
In this sense, it is perfectly true that we look to people like Sarmiento, Yrigoyen and Peron, with a deep chiaroscuro, and that for some heavier than the clear and decisive than others are dark ..
But there are other cases that are unacceptable.
Ernesto Sabato, in his classic novel "On Heroes and Tombs" Juan Lavalle transforms into a romantic tragic hero.
Lavalle was an army officer from San Martin. Was noted for his courage, but not for your insight: his friends called him "The Hollow Sword." In 1828 stars in the first military coup in history overthrowing Dorrego, and shot him without even attempting a mock court-martial. Then unleashed a fierce crackdown in the province of Buenos Aires. Many historians argue that in that year the province had more deaths than births. We speak of 2500 deaths, enormous sum for the time, in Argentina forty times less populated than it is now.
then took his hatred to the point of allying rosismo imperial power of France, who then sought colonies in the Third World ...
The balance is easy: Lavalle is a despicable character and forgettable, which does not even have the intellectual or literary brilliance of Sarmiento or a Mitre (also great repressors).
The fact that a intellectual and Ernesto Sabato, who shone in the CONADEP, who wrote some literary treasures, has managed to transform a character in the mold of a romantic hero Lavalle, shows that the contradictions and divisions in society are large and Argentina come from afar.
For all the foregoing, the present dual media may end up being very positive. For its rawness, its coarseness, foregrounds these contradictions, previously hidden by gray and lead visions, and forces us to ask which side we get, with which we identify sector.
And in doing so, perhaps we get to evaluate each with its contrasts, marking their strengths and weaknesses, and let others clear dark, unknown occupy their rightful place in our history and our present reality. Adrian

Corbella, May 3, 2011

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OFFICIAL Y AJISMO GROUP "IN THE FINAL STRAIGHT, by Adrian Corbett (for" Looking inward ")

We're in May. With less than six months to the elections. And the outlook becomes clearer.
On the opposing side, many are being defined. Those whose voting intentions are pathetically low rearranged in places that look promising, as would Daniel Filmus, a consolation prize.
On the side of Project South, Fernando "Pino" Solanas has already decided to reduce their claims and go as a candidate for head of government of the City of Buenos Aires. The decision, which generated some sparks with Claudio Lozano, the former candidate of the party, leave the space ready for national alliance with other forces, perhaps with the Santa Fe and GEN Socialism ... Maybe ...
speculation Pino make a good choice Capital and reach the second ballot ... Perhaps ... Perhaps ... get
The Federal Peronism seems to be vanishing way to extinction. First there was the mysterious Mr. Reutemann who announced he would continue with its eternal meditation (Is it Buddhist?). Then Felipe Solá found out that it was "not the better "and started looking for an arena where scratching ... Will it end with a beret, Jr. Alfonsin ally? ... Das Neves
better not to talk ... It was lost in one of his empty ballot boxes, and do not know if you ever able to get out of there ...
Duhalde and Rodriguez Saa staged an embarrassing internal to finally end up announcing that they were suspending the polls and that each would be a candidate for theirs. Duhalde looks very confused, and probably even he knows he will do in these months. Paradoxically, "The Albert", the controversial leader puntano, appears as the most serious and principled: not accept alliances unpresentable and wants to go as the candidate of your space, but their chances are very few ...
The PRO is mired in doubts of his boss. But it seems clear that Macri will be up for reelection in the city and "saved" by 2015 ... or ...
Boca De Narváez is alone and abandoned, and, as a single, look where snuggle. It is increasingly convinced that the red pompom radical matching beret with red hair ...
Elisa Carrio, who recently said he would win in the first round even though their intention to vote at the national level is around 5%, still living in their world in their own reality, in which Lucifer is written with K and she is a heroine loved and admired by all who wish well.
Socialism has its own problems, including a Binner is not willing to join anything and a more omnivorous Giustiniani ... Time will tell who wins the internal trend, and where is the anniversary party, if a partnership " center "with GEN, the remainder of Project South, and perhaps radical, or a partnership, unbalanced to the right, Ajismo Group.
We are the radicals. Cobos has reaped the fruits of their vote ... and non-positive is that nobody trusts the traitors ... So his presidential aspirations are over, and now content to lead a list of deputies.
Ernesto Sanz has also dropped (was uploaded somewhere?) ...
And then sign the bid is Ricardo Alfonsin, the radicals called "Mikey" is not clear whether they love or because he has succeeded because the incredible performance of carrying thirty years in politics without having done anything ... And that is its main virtue: though almost 60 years and radical activist long time, no past.
Alfonsin is almost unique running as opposition candidate with some vague hope of competing with the government. The task will not be easy.
"Ricky" faces a heavy task. Their votes were not enough. And what is worse, his party is not enough. The UCR is not what it was in its heyday. Retains something of a national framework, but in some places is a rubber stamp. The recent elections have shown. The radicals lost in Catamarca, although they did a good task, above 40% of the vote. But in places like Salta and Chubut are semidesaparecidos. And are not the only places: the radical frontrunner Capital, Silvana Giudici, has according to the polls between 1 and 3% of the intention to vote. In the powerful province of Buenos Aires just do not have a candidate, and so are thinking of adding to De Narváez, disoriented employer that shifts between the PRO, the ghostly federal Peronism and the UCR. Alfonsin
Jr. will make alliances, to the left of his party look with sympathy for Socialism, the GEN and Project South, and his right to de Narvaez, the PRO, and what remains of the Federal Peronism (Felipe Solá? .) But it seems difficult to reconcile, for example, Socialism and the GEN with the PRO, so probably lose by left or right, and if he manages to weave an alliance that includes everyone, is an alliance stuck with saliva, always ready burst.
hard to imagine that such an alliance can win. And more than to govern. President Alfonsin would eventual minority in both chambers, a majority of opponents and allies provinces so complicated to reconcile and socialists in Santa Fe, De Narvaez in Buenos Aires and Macri in Capital ... More Duhalde? ...
If Alfonsin had successfully organized and bring victory to this sort of new Democratic Union, an alliance "grupoajista" residual, probably this strange political framework is in the hands rid the day of triumph, as the external binder (hate the current ruling party) lose all sense of his own victory.

Ricardo Alfonsin thus needs not one but three miracles: the first is to build a grand alliance A group of battered, the second is to take such bullshit to victory, and the third is to keep it together to be able to govern after a possible victory.

the other hand, pro-government side, things are much clearer. Cristina Fernandez has not officially announced his candidacy. And he has not done so because it is not necessary. No candidate will be comfortable at first with all surveys, and uncertainty adds confusion to an opposition that is lost in a glass ...
But Cristina is behaving as a candidate, and all indications are that eventually will make the official announcement. And surely, when I do announce the complete formula, having already taken the decision regarding the vice president. This will prevent speculation and internal strengthening the internal front. It will be a leap forward, as it is very possible that the vice president of the formula for 2011 to be a candidate for President of FPV in 2015 ...

Argentines we face a historic choice. In an election that does not like to win one or the other, because both sides show very different projects.

Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner will unify in himself to two different profile voters: on the one hand, a Peronist-progressive city, or just progressive, committed to a model that has been developed for several years, he wants to defend the achievements and deepen transformations. A voter who believes in "Never Less."
But Cristina receive too many votes from other sectors, more conservative, not so strongly pro-government, opposition or even moderately, you will see in the continuity of the Kirchner government to maintain a predictable, known, proven ability and a defined project. Ie, receive the votes of an industry that prefers the continuity of the current ruling party rather than opt for a virtual "bungee jumping" ... Adrian

Corbella, May 1, 2011.