Saturday, May 7, 2011

Ras-le-bol Spanish journalists

Madrid Match - No right to ask questions? Then there will be more media coverage. Spanish journalists rebelled. Their anger boiled long face of politicians who call press conferences for them in reality since no exchange of weir there is tolerated. "But the situation has worsened in recent years and the practice threatened to convert to standard," says Anton Losada, a professor of political science at the University of St.

Jacques de Compostela and initiator of the revolt that has inflated on the Twitter social network to become one of the most discussed in Spain at the weekend of April 30. At the top of the podium are the recalcitrant socialist Minister of Defence, Carme Chacón, and the conservative opposition leader Mariano Rajoy.

The silence of the latter was even criticized by the newspaper El Mundo, however close to his Popular Party (PP). "I do not see the point (press conferences), if it is so that people ask me things which I do not want to comment," he candidly told reporters. "When a politician appears and does not ask, that's information.

What he will say is advertising," he finally exploded Antón Losada on his blog Saturday, April 30. He signed his message with a new "label" used to draw attention to topics of discussion on Twitter: "# sinpreguntasnocobertura" (French: # pasdecouverturesansquestions). Soon, many journalists have converted slogan on the Internet.

Newspaper Público public radio RNE, through its sister private Cadena Ser, ras-le-bol online united great competitors throughout the weekend. "The journalists felt a sharp fatigue exacerbated by the approach of the municipal election campaign on May 22 and it overflowed through social networks," Fernando Gonzalez Urbaneja analysis, chairman of the Press Association of Madrid.

They just crystallize their outrage in a petition against the "anomalies informative", which include a law requiring private television news channels to dedicate time to parties in proportion to their electoral weight during campaigns. The signatories call for politicians not to call press conferences without admitting any questions, if they denounce.

"If they persist, we are committed to not cover this type of summons," they threaten. The parties were quick to express their support for the initiative. But surfers are ironically the promise of the PP now report in advance if this is a mere appearance without questions. "It is now up to everyone to be vigilant," warned Antón Losada.

Elodie Cuzin Article published in the edition of 07.05.11

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