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Entrevista a Iván Budassi

Buenos Aires province fiscal chief Iván Budassi takes aim at the rich who fail to pay their fair share by Federico Poore Buenos Aires Herald, 12-02-2014 In December, former provincial lawmaker Iván Budassi was appointed by Buenos Aires province Governor Daniel Scioli as the new head of the Buenos Aires provincial tax bureau ARBA. Like […]

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Supreme Court: gov’t must advertise on Channel 13

Justices side with Clarín Group, harshly criticize CFK administration for lack of clear rules by Federico Poore Buenos Aires Herald, 12-04-2014 The Supreme Court yesterday ordered President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s administration to restore government advertising to Clarín Group’s Channel 13, following a claim made by the media conglomerate. The country’s top justices used harsh […]

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AFSCA: An agency at the crossroads

The D-Day for media conglomerates is getting closer; Sabatella faces key decision by Federico Poore Buenos Aires Herald, 26-01-2014 It is getting closer to D-Day for media conglomerates. As a total of 11 adjustments are at the AFSCA media watchdog headquarters on Suipacha street, some of the country’s largest media conglomerates are waiting for a […]

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CFK: ‘They wanted you to believe I couldn’t go on’

Fernández de Kirchner accuses opposition leaders, media of ‘scaring’ society by Federico Poore Buenos Aires Herald, 23-01-2014 President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner was back on the scene yesterday afternoon, leading a rally at Government House where she announced a public subsidy programme to help youth finish their studies. After being out of the spotlight for […]

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Entrevista a Martín Sabbatella

«Lo que Clarín presenta, en principio, está dentro de la ley» por Federico Poore ¿Qué charló la semana pasada en la reunión que mantuvo con Cristina Kirchner en Casa de Gobierno? Cuando volvió de (sus vacaciones en) el Sur, le hice un informe de la situación y tuvimos una reunión de trabajo. ¿Hubo alguna orden […]

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Máximo Sozzo: «Hay policías claramente involucrados en generar caos»

por Federico Poore Para el sociólogo Máximo Sozzo, profesor de criminología en la Universidad Nacional del Litoral, los bajos salarios de las fuerzas policiales solo explican una parte de los amotinamientos de las últimas semanas. ¿Qué factores explican la crisis policial? Estas protestas estuvieron fuertemente ligadas a dos tendencias, que no han sido homogéneas pero […]

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Entrevista a Gabriel Kessler

‘Border Guards cannot replace everyone’ by Federico Poore Buenos Aires Herald, 11-12-2013 Sociologist Gabriel Kessler has been studying crime for more a decade. As a Conicet researcher and teacher at the University of La Plata, his published works include Sociología del delito amateur — a take on marginal youth who had committed crimes — and […]

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The urgent challenges of police reform

Improvements achieved — but security forces need to be controlled by civilians by Federico Poore Buenos Aires Herald, 10-12-2013 Major improvements regarding citizen security have been achieved since the return of democracy, although inconsistent approaches to criminal activity — which has become more complex over the last 30 years — and the lack of structural […]

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Twist: Clarín does what gov’t says

Media conglomerate indicates its intention to divide itself into six parts to comply with law by Federico Poore Buenos Aires Herald, 05-11-2013 Media giant Clarín Group presented yesterday morning its own disinvestment plan following the recent Supreme Court ruling that confirmed the constitutionality of the Broadcast Media Law. “This is a decision forced on us […]

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The silent celebration

On Media Law ruling, opposition leaders say one thing, but think the opposite by Federico Poore Buenos Aires Herald, 31-10-2013 Opposition political leaders this week were frustrated — at least on the record — by the final outcome of the lengthy judicial battle over the Broadcast Media Law. With the (factually correct) argument that the […]