Meddling With Media

Argentine President Cristina Fernández has proposed amendments to the country's media laws and has forwarded a media reform bill to Congress. The measure would replace media rules approved in 1980 during the country's military dictatorship, and according to Fernández would democratise the airwaves by easing access for universities, church, and labor unions. Influential mayor of Buenos Aires, dissident Peronist Senator Carlos Reutemann, opposed the reform, arguing that it imitates recent moves by Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez. However, with opposition lawmakers due to take their seats in December, we believe that power of the executive will be restrained, which would prevent

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