Cfk And The Argentine Street

[scotttswan]

http://www.buenosairesherald.com/article/116936/cfk-and-the-argentine-street-

 

[notebook.fix]

Great article. Almost COMICAL too. What is surprising is the fact that it's a BA Herald article. Good on you James Neilson for writing the truth.

 

[sergio]

Great article. Almost COMICAL too. What is surprising is the fact that it's a BA Herald article. Good on you James Neilson for writing the truth.

Neilsen always tells the truth. He is one of the few Argentine writers who is not afraid to speak out against the government. I don't know why you are surprised that this article appeared in the BA Herald. The Herald, though poorly written in terms of English language usage, has a long tradition of speaking out where there is corruption and injustice. This was clearly the case during the military dictatorships when the Herald took great risks.

 

[notebook.fix]

Neilsen always tells the truth. He is one of the few Argentine writers who is not afraid to speak out against the government. I don't know why you are surprised that this article appeared in the BA Herald. The Herald, though poorly written in terms of English language usage, has a long tradition of speaking out where there is corruption and injustice. This was clearly the case during the military dictatorships when the Herald took great risks.

Good question. I was under the impression that the BA Herald was indirectly funded by the National government. The BA Herald is in private ownership that is supposedly heavily reliant on government advertising revenue. I could be mistaken.

 

[sergio]

Until about 3-4 years ago or so the BA Herald was owned by a newspaper company in South Carolona . It was then sold to Argentne investors. It is true that the Argentine government exerts considerable control over newspapers by paying for advertising. I haven't seen a lot of govt advertising in the Herald but I doubt that the government feels too threatened by an English labguage daily. Incidentally, during one of the dictatorships the Herald was forced to translate their lead editorial into Spanish. Ironically that led to wider circulation. Anyway, the Herald is completely private. The national government is not interested in funding English language papers that are critical of the government. I have been reading Neilsen for many years and he has always said what he wanted. He also writes in Spanish for other papers.

 

[pauper]

Neilsen always tells the truth. He is one of the few Argentine writers who is not afraid to speak out against the government.

It seems I missed the headlines when Leuco, Morales Solá, Grondona, van der Kooy, Castro, Fontevecchia, Tenenbaum, Majul, Ventura, Sarlo, Pagni, Bonelli, Alfano, Ruiz Guiñazú et al were imprisoned/killed/forced into exile

 

[sergio]

Neilsen has his point of view which you obviously don't agree with. The fact remains that the Herald has a long history of speaking out where they see authoritarianism or injustice. Neilson's economic views are not shared by everyone (I doubt that all of the Herald managers and writers are in agreement with everything he says) however the newspaper has long been committed to freedom of the press and to the right to diversity of exp<b></b>ression without having to fear the consequences.

 

[cbonanni]

It is up to each and every individual to evaluate the quality and source of their information , and make an educated decision based on those sources. But do not rely on any one source.

 

[pauper]

Neilsen has his point of view which you obviously don't agree with. The fact remains that the Herald has a long history of speaking out where they see authoritarianism or injustice. Neilson's economic views are not shared by everyone (I doubt that all of the Herald managers and writers are in agreement with everything he says) however the newspaper has long been committed to freedom of the press and to the right to diversity of exp<b></b>ression without having to fear the consequences.

I don't know how you got that impression I didn't give an opinion about Neilsen. I was merely responding to your idea that he is one of the few Argentine writers who is not afraid to speak out against the government - the names I listed are just the more well known commentators I picked off the top of my head, there are many more. No disrespect to Neilsen nor to Robert Cox but those days have passed, the Herald is irrelevant and has been for a long time, even for those with no Spanish there are more useful options for news about Argentina.

 

[sergio]

Sorry I misunderstood you. I don't think the Herald is irrelevant. The English language papers I think you are referring to are not daily papers and have not been around long and probably won't endure. I believe the Herald has been around for nearly 150 years. I do agree that it needs to reevaluate its traditionally Anglo-Argentine focus. It is the Anglo-Argentine community that has grown irrelevant. I don't get the impression that the paper is trying to market itself, for example, to the readers of this site who repreent the changing nature of the English-speaking community.