THE WEEK IN REVIEW Stories that caught our eye: April 19 to 26 Yesterday 20:21 A selection of stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.
EL PRESIDENTE Y LOS PERROS Barking mad? Milei's attachment to 'dead' dog raises sanity worries Yesterday 17:39 Does Javier Milei really communicate with a ghost dog whose death he refuses to accept?
VINTAGE BEAUTY 60-year-old Miss Universe hopeful challenges age-old beauty norms 25-04-2024 16:26 Sixty-year-old Alejandra Rodríguez, from La Plata, hopes to compete in the Miss Universe pageant that will take place in Mexico City later this year – but first, she needs to win Argentina's domestic crown.
CULTURE Netflix is betting big on Latin America to expand its viewership 25-04-2024 16:15 Netflix attracts viewers from all over the world, but its biggest untapped audiences lie outside the United States.
FOOTBALL Bye bye TV Pública: Telefe to broadcast Albiceleste's matches in Argentina 25-04-2024 15:18 Argentina's state television network will no longer be in charge of broadcasting national football team matches.
BOOK FAIR Book Fair: Cultural resistance set to capitalise on unrest 24-04-2024 13:31 At a time of deep economic crisis, the annual Feria Internacional del Libro de Buenos Aires promises to be a space for reflection and debate. A look at the activities, visits and Javier Milei’s upcoming presentation. by Adriana Lorusso
HUMAN RIGHTS Young activists call on states, tech firms to uphold digital rights 23-04-2024 18:01 Amnesty International’s Global Youth Summit convenes in Buenos Aires as rights campaigners discuss intricacies of life online. by Girah Lundy-Joseph
SPENDING CUTS By order of Milei, INCAA shuts doors, puts staff on leave 22-04-2024 15:06 President Javier Milei's government announces INCAA National Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual Arts will close doors temporarily ahead of international reorganisation; All employees told services are "no longer required" until new structure is in place.
CULTURE Like a bad movie: Argentina's culture industry suffers under Milei 20-04-2024 07:39 President Javier Milei's 'chainsaw' cutbacks are threatening Argentina's Oscar-winning film scene, publishing industry and music industry.
THE WEEK IN REVIEW Stories that caught our eye: April 12 to 19 19-04-2024 17:59 A selection of stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.
CINEMA Cecilia Roth denounces 'dismantling' of cultural industry 19-04-2024 16:51 Argentine actress Cecilia Roth has denounced the dismantling of Argentina’s cultural industry, pointing the finger firmly at the economic policies of President Javier Milei.
TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY Disinformation hackathon battles manipulation, takes fight to fake news 19-04-2024 12:06 Journalists, programmers, data analysts and designers meet in Buenos Aires to debate and design tools to combat disinformation at an event organised by Fundación Perfil.
EDUCATION UBA students and teachers demonstrate against Milei's cutbacks 19-04-2024 10:25 Students and teachers of the University of Buenos Aires protested with public classes in the street and symbolic embraces of buildings against the government’s drastic austerity.
NEW STREAMING SERIES New series shows how Máxima became a Dutch queen 18-04-2024 14:01 Delfina Chaves takes the lead in the biopic mini-series charting the life of the Argentine queen of Dutch King Willem-Alexander, entitled simply 'Máxima.'
President's love life Milei confirms break up with actress girlfriend Fátima Flórez 13-04-2024 17:30 President Javier Milei says his relationship with girlfriend, actor and comedian Fátima Flórez, has come to an end.
INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO Guillermo Dietrich: ‘I’m backing this government all I can so that it does well’ 13-04-2024 05:47 Former transport minister and close ally of Mauricio Macri on the Milei government, state companies and Juntos por el Cambio. by Jorge Fontevecchia
CULTURE WARS The perfect enemy for Javier Milei 13-04-2024 05:28 The president, his inner circle, and the Cabinet have become extremely selective regarding the outlets and journalists they speak to, with Milei only giving interviews to friendly reporters who lob softballs at him. by Agustino Fontevecchia
THE WEEK IN REVIEW Stories that caught our eye: April 5 to 12 12-04-2024 22:07 A selection of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.
MEDIA Pressure on the press: from Videla to Milei 12-04-2024 17:20 Attacks by Javier Milei on the press in general, and at 'Noticias' and 'Perfil' in particular, are nothing new. Argentina’s President is using old methods to silence critics. by Gustavo González
Bloomberg Tech giant with 30,000 employees has no return-to-office policy 12-04-2024 14:17 Software company Globant SA’s sleek office in downtown Buenos Aires are quite the attraction, but Chief Executive Officer Martin Migoya is choosing not to adopt a return-to-office policy for his nearly 30,000 employees across 33 countries.
BLOOMBERG Real-estate mogul eyes ‘city-towns’ from Patagonia to Paraguay 12-04-2024 10:33 Eduardo Costantini, Argentine real-estate mogul who popularised gated community concept, plans to spend up to US$1.5 billion developing more in new areas.
new culture wars front President versus the press: Milei slams 'corrupt' journalists 11-04-2024 15:25 Taking a page from the populist playbook, President Milei this week criticised a number of high-profile journalists in a lengthy radio interview with TV and radio presenter Alejandro Fantino.
THEATRE An invite to a wake – and a wake-up call for audiences 04-04-2024 15:23 Writer, teacher and actor Irene Bianchi returns to the stage with 'Te invito a mi velorio' with performances in Buenos Aires and La Plata.
THE WEEK IN REVIEW Stories that caught our eye: March 22 to 29 29-03-2024 14:49 A selection of stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.
NEW EVENT IN BUENOS AIRES Disinformation hackathon: Seeking contributors to help tackle fake news 26-03-2024 17:17 On April 17 and 18, journalists, programmers, data analysts and designers will meet in Buenos Aires to debate and design tools to combat disinformation – the 2024 'Hackathon contra la desinformación' is almost upon us!
POLITICS Government says it will change name of Centro Cultural Kirchner 26-03-2024 13:12 President Javier Milei’s government is providing Argentina with another ideological distraction from economic woes and human rights disputes: it now plans to change the name of the Centro Cultural Kirchner in Buenos Aires.
THE WEEK IN REVIEW Stories that caught our eye: March 15 to 22 22-03-2024 15:35 A selection of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.
FILM & CINEMA Police clash with demonstrators protesting cutbacks for cinema industry 15-03-2024 19:25 Hundreds of people protest against dismissals and slurs from President Javier Milei at the INCAA National Cinema and Audiovisual Arts Institute. Demonstrators call for workers to be reinstatement and defend value of federal festivals, film schools, and the Cine.Ar channel and platform.
THE WEEK IN REVIEW Stories that caught our eye: March 8 to 15 15-03-2024 12:50 A selection of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.
argentine pontiff Girls, rivalries, football in Pope Francis's first memoir 15-03-2024 12:46 Pope Francis' new autobiography, which will be released next week, sees the 87-year-old is storytelling mode, joking around about his past. But he also addresses serious aspects, like his role during Argentina's 1976-1983 dictatorship.
TRAVEL & TOURISM Margot Robbie is spending her vacation in Argentina – this is where she's staying 14-03-2024 19:00 Australian actor and producer is heading with family and friends to Francis Mallmann’s isolated cabin deep in Chubut Province for an exclusive culinary experience featuring cooking masterclasses by the famed chef.
EDUCATION STRIKE Universities in Argentina stage one-day strike over budget demands 14-03-2024 13:36 More than 50 universities across Argentina failed to open their doors on Thursday as part of a strike in demand of “an urgent salary increase and in defence of the state, public, free and secular university.”
EDUCATION Universities challenged: Chancellors warn Milei government money will only last until May 14-03-2024 11:44 President Javier Milei’s government is in the grip of a battle with universities over the education budget in 2024. Amid growing complaints, chancellors despair at condemnation from Casa Rosada and Presidential Spokesman Manuel Adorni. by Giselle Leclercq
STATE NEWS AGENCY SHUTTERED Government extends suspension of workers at Télam state news agency 11-03-2024 20:42 Workers at state news agency given another week off with pay as bosses offer voluntary redundancy to employees.
BOOKS & LITERATURE Harry Potter fans bring magic to British Embassy's gardens 11-03-2024 19:59 Alluring patrons with a rideable Quidditch broomstick, a sorting hat, costume contest and live performances from The Suburban Players and more, this year’s “Harry Potter at the British Embassy” event welcomed over 600 guests. by Ashton Goren
CRIME & INSECURITY Drug gangs in Rosario threaten journalist, news network 11-03-2024 18:03 Journalist Nelson Castro and his TN news channel team receive intimidating messages after reporting from the south of Rosario.
#8M: INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY Tens of thousands of women challenge Milei on march for rights 08-03-2024 22:53 People across Argentina marked International Women's Day Friday with protests and celebrations, with demonstrators at a large rally in Buenos Aires voicing fierce criticism of President Javier Milei's government.
THE WEEK IN REVIEW What we learned this week: March 1 to March 8 08-03-2024 13:40 A selection of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.
#8M: INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY #8M: Activists take to the streets for women’s rights 08-03-2024 13:34 Feminists and campaigners march nationwide under the slogan “against hunger, norms and repression” in light of the Milei administration’s recent attacks on women’s rights.
Women's Rights Organised backlash unravels progress in women's rights 08-03-2024 06:10 Conservative counter-campaigns are unravelling global advances in women's rights, the latest "backlash" in a series dating to the 1980s, activists and experts warned ahead of International Women's Day on Friday.
#8M: INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY Cecilia Palmeiro: ‘Feminism is a space of resistance and social transformation’ 08-03-2024 06:10 Professor, activist and founding member of Ni Una Menos movement reflects on challenges facing women in Argentina and her hopes for the future.
COMMUNICATION & POLITICS Argentina's 'troll' president: Milei takes aim at rivals online 07-03-2024 15:42 Argentina’s outspoken ultra-liberal president expresses himself online at frantic speed, using social media sites as a both a platform for his "revolution" and an outlet for his anger.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Nobel laureates warn budget cuts are 'cancelling' research 06-03-2024 22:31 Sixty-eight Nobel laureates urge President Javier Milei to restore budgets for science and technology that have been cut under his drive to slash public spending.
Milei School Inauguration Milei tells schoolchildren that abortion is 'aggravated murder' due to 'familial bond' 06-03-2024 10:58 President Javier Milei uses speech to young children at his old school to criticise "green scarf murderers," declaring abortion is "aggravated murder" because of "familial bond" between mother and foetus.
NEWS AGENCY SHUTTERED Government suspends Télam state news agency, puts workers on leave 04-03-2024 16:57 State news agency’s offices fenced off as workers are sent on leave for seven days; Website shut down for “reconstruction” as Télam’s staff take to streets in protest.
STATE NEWS AGENCY Télam offices fenced off, website disabled and workers suspended 04-03-2024 16:45 Workers of the state news agency called for "embrace” of Télam state news agency building in Buenos Aires in response to lockout by Milei government.
President's address Milei announces he will close Argentina's state news agency Télam 02-03-2024 12:55 President Javier Milei announced Friday that he would move to shutter Argentina’s state news agency Télam.
THE WEEK IN REVIEW What we learned this week: February 22 to 29 01-03-2024 12:34 A selection of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.
INDUSTRIAL ACTION Around 400 flights cancelled as aviation workers strike 28-02-2024 16:21 More than 35,000 passengers have been affected by the cancellation of more than 400 flights after Argentina's aviation workers walked off the job on Wednesday.
Climate Change Indigenous Colombians fret as sacred mountain glaciers melt 28-02-2024 11:50 The inhabitants of the Sierra Nevada range in north Colombia share fears about changing climate as record heat waves melt glacial peaks and ruin crops.
CRIME Five years on from death, Natacha Jaitt’s family seeks new probe 27-02-2024 22:09 Five years on since controversial death of media personality, Natacha Jaitt's relatives are appealing for a new investigation into her death.
CULTURE WARS National government broadens ban on gender-inclusive language 27-02-2024 16:22 President Javier Milei's Government “will commence proceedings to ban inclusive language and gender perspective from the entire public administration,” declares presidential spokesperson.
POLITICS Milei criticised for liking Down syndrome tweet mocking governor 27-02-2024 14:58 Latest in a long line of controversies: President Javier Milei in hot water after liking an offensive post on social media mocking Chubut governor that showed him with a disability.
SATELLITE INTERNET Argentina authorises Elon Musk's Starlink, rival Amazon Kuiper 27-02-2024 12:13 President Javier Milei's government grants authorisation to Elon Musk's Starlink and two other competitors as rumours billionaire businessman will visit Buenos Aires ramp up.
CULTURE WARS Milei government bans gender-inclusive language in military 26-02-2024 20:40 President Javier Milei's government has announced it will ban gender-inclusive language across Argentina's Armed Forces.
ARA SAN JUAN CASE Netflix concerns for relatives of ARA San Juan submarine dead 26-02-2024 17:30 Relatives express concern over new Netflix series investigating 2017 submarine tragedy and complain they haven't been able to view series prior to its public premiere.
EDUCATION Classes start in the City, seven provinces amid strike talk 26-02-2024 17:06 In addition to Buenos Aires City, classes got underway are starting in Córdoba, Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Formosa, Mendoza, San Luis and Santa Fe. However, there are unions joining the industrial action announced by the CTERA education workers’ union.
INSIDE THE INVE How Argentina's biggest landowners and their secrets were revealed 24-02-2024 06:40 The list of the 20 landowners with the most hectares in Argentina was based on work spanning several months. It intends to provide vital context for the ongoing debate over land ownership and the government’s attempt to repeal the law regulating foreign ownership. by Ariel Stemphelet
INVESTIGATIVE REPORT 'Los dueños de la tierra': Who are Argentina’s 20 biggest landowners? 24-02-2024 06:25 Among those who concentrate the most terrain are businessmen and groups with between 100,000 and over a million hectares of land of every type. Some like Benetton or the Cresud, owned by Eduardo Elsztain, are better-known, but companies with Chinese, Swiss and Chilean capital also appear, along with bit players. by Ariel Stemphelet
THE WEEK IN REVIEW Stories that caught our eye: February 16 to 23 23-02-2024 11:33 A selection of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.
POLITICS & RIGHTS Government to 'dismantle' INADI anti-discrimination watchdog, claims Adorni 22-02-2024 15:47 Presidential spokesman Manuel Adorni declares that “pointless” National Institute against Discrimination, Xenophobia and Racism will be “dismantled,” but Justice Ministry announces only that its functions will be absorbed by its portfolio.
HEALTHCARE & SOCIETY Mosquito invasion hits Buenos Aires and its surroundings 20-02-2024 14:12 Experts warn influx of mosquitoes is expected to last several weeks and recommend protective measures; Buenos Aires Province government to provide free repellent to residents across territory.
INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO Silvia Labayrú: ‘I was the first, I believe, to give birth at ESMA’ 17-02-2024 06:43 Silvia Labayrú is a survivor of one of Argentina’s darkest places during the 1976-1983 era of state terrorism. Held at the ex-ESMA Navy Mechanics School, which served as a clandestine detention centre during the dictatorship’s rein of terror, she was kidnapped, tortured and raped several times during her captivity. In a feature interview, she recalls her experience and reveals the horrors she suffered during those black days. by Jorge Fontevecchia
THE WEEK IN REVIEW Stories that caught our eye: February 9 to 16 16-02-2024 14:37 A selection of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.
CATHOLIC CHURCH Before dawn at the Vatican Museums, the key keeper unlocks history 15-02-2024 12:44 Gianni Crea, the Vatican's keeper of over 2,000 keys, oversees unlocking every door of the museum before visitors arrive.
Archaeology Roads, farming threaten Ecuador 'lost city' complex 14-02-2024 06:37 The remains of a massive 2,500-year-old network of Ecuadorean cities are being threatened by road and farm encroachment just as its long-held secrets are being revealed.
FILM & CINEMA ‘Cold Copy’ thriller probes facts, falsehoods and media’s thirst for clicks 09-02-2024 06:06 Director Roxine Helberg's new film, released in the United States last week, is a thriller that begs viewers to consider what's real and what's falsified in contemporary journalism. by Ashton Goren
THE WEEK IN REVIEW Stories that caught our eye: February 2 to 9 09-02-2024 00:31 A selection of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.
OBITUARY Transgender activist and author Cecilia Gentili dies in New York at age 52 07-02-2024 16:31 Tributes paid to trailblazing trans advocate, originally from Santa Fe Province, who has died at the age of 52.
Human rights Rio carnival group pays tribute to wronged hero of black history 07-02-2024 11:25 Paraíso do Tuiuti's carnival song is a tribute to João Candido, a sailor in the Brazilian navy who led a revolt against slave-like conditions on ships.