News Media Argentina

Argentina by what its newspapers report, you might think it is a country of military unrest, economic insecurity, drug problems and corruption. But if much of the big news is bad news here these days, it testifies to an unfettered press that freely reflects a nation's struggle to reconcile its unruly impulses with a recognized need for democratic order and economic stability. Take corruption, a recurring theme this year in the Argentine press.

Journalists exploring the frontiers of press freedom in Argentina are coming up against a long tradition of political thuggery in this South American country. Several reporters have been assaulted in recent months; scores of others have received anonymous threats of violence and death. The numerous attacks and threats appear to be aimed at stanching the free flow of information in Argentina's decade-old democracy.

Journalists exploring the frontiers of press freedom in Argentina are coming up against a long tradition of political thuggery in this South American country. Several reporters have been assaulted in recent months; scores of others have received anonymous threats of violence and death. The numerous attacks and threats appear to be aimed at stanching the free flow of information in Argentina's decade-old democracy.

Argentina by what its newspapers report, you might think it is a country of military unrest, economic insecurity, drug problems and corruption. But if much of the big news is bad news here these days, it testifies to an unfettered press that freely reflects a nation's struggle to reconcile its unruly impulses with a recognized need for democratic order and economic stability. Take corruption, a recurring theme this year in the Argentine press.