Argentina - New law will benefit media pluralism despite polarized climate

Reporters without borders

Argentina's new law on Audiovisual Communication Services (SCA), known in Spanish as the Ley de Medios, is due to enter fully into force tomorrow. Reporters without Borders reiterates its support for the bill's general principles and endorses its application. However, the press freedom organization regrets that it has created a climate that is detrimental to journalists, both on the government side and among media groups – Clarin in particular – that are hostile to the law. The SCA should not (...)

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