The Argentine government tried to bring back mandatory registration for journalists but quickly backtracked following heavy criticism of Thursday’s announcement. “If you are a professional journalist you can obtain the National Registry of Journalists from the Secretariat of Labor, Employment and Social Security,” read an X post published Thursday morning by the Human Capital Ministry. The post included a link to the government website stating that the registration was mandatory and detailing the cumbersome procedure allegedly required for all professional journalists, cartoonists, translators, and proofreaders, among others. “Entire generations of journalists are not even aware of the rule and have never registered,” FOPEA said in a post on X. The X post was also deleted.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald June 28, 2024 11:27 UTC