The government announced the takeover of state-owned public media companies Educ.Ar, Télam, Radio y Televisión Argentina (RTA), and Contenidos Públicos for one year. “For greater efficiency in the operation of the public sector, a deep reorganization of public companies is necessary,” the decree read. In addition, Sebastián Marías was appointed as deputy controller of Radio y Televisión Argentina and, on an ad-honorem basis, of the other three. This decision to take over public media is in line with the December mega-decree which declared a public emergency in economic, financial, fiscal, administrative, social security, tariff, health, and social matters until December 31, 2025. He added that the attempt to turn public media into for-profit companies “disrupts the role of public media as a guarantor of plurality of voices and plural information.”–Herald/Télam

Source: Bueno Aires Herald February 06, 2024 19:04 UTC