US EditionArgentine President Tightens Requirements for Journalists to Access the Pink House - teleSUR English
- President Javier Milei published new restrictions on May 23, 2025, that limit journalist access to the Pink House in Buenos Aires.
- The changes followed rising tensions between Milei’s far-right government and the press, including allegations of censorship and budget cuts.
- The restrictions impose a stricter accreditation system with minimum scoring, limited quotas, formal dress codes, and controlled press conference procedures.
- The objective evaluation matrix requires journalists to earn at least 35 points based on criteria such as audience size and governmental coverage, managed by the Secretariat of Communication.
- These measures reduce press freedom inside the executive seat and may hinder journalists' ability to cover official events effectively under tightened oversight.
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SIC NotíciasThe Government of Argentina Restricts Journalists' Access to Their Facilities
The government imposes new rules on journalists, with strict requirements for accreditation, limitations on circulation and minimum score, increasing the tension and censorship declared by the press.
Argentine President Tightens Requirements for Journalists to Access the Pink House - teleSUR English
The new accreditation rules were enacted at a time of growing conflict between the far-right politician and the press. On Friday, President Javier Milei published a series of restrictions in the Official Gazette regarding journalists’ access to the Pink House, the seat of the Executive Branch in Buenos Aires. RELATED: Milei Dissolves Investigative Unit Probing $Libra Cryptocurrency Scandal These restrictions include measures such as a more strin…
Milei Restricts Access by Several Journalists to the Head of the Argentine Government
Among these restrictions are a system of accreditation with greater requirements, access rates, assessment of journalists with a minimum score, exact documentation requirement and strengthened behavior rules. The new legislation provides that journalists can only travel in the common areas of the building to move from entry points to the venues of events or journalism activities. "The stay and circulation in corridors, offices, rooms or other ar…
Restricted Access, Faults and Assessments for Journalists in Casa Rosada
The Government of Javier Milei announced today in the Official Gazette a resolution to regulate the role of journalists accredited to the Casa Rosada in order to "ensure the proper exercise of the journalistic work", according to the regulations. Political parties, guilds and other leaders presented a statement in repudiation of the new regime: what is the criterion and how it affects the freedom of the press. The measure, officialized through r…
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