Argentine president attacks ICIJ journalist as press hostility mounts

· Investigations · Argentina

Argentine journalists have asked the United Nations to intervene after the country's president publicly attacked ICIJ member Hugo Alconada Mon, calling him "bought-off" and "corrupt." The ICIJ reported that the president's public attacks have grown more hostile. The dispute centers on a journalist affiliated with the cross-border investigative network, whose Argentine members have worked on corruption and financial-crime reporting. The call for U.N. involvement signals that domestic press-freedom protections are seen as insufficient by the reporters involved.

Why it matters：State pressure on cross-border investigative reporters raises the risks and costs of the collaboration model that underpins major corruption exposés.

Key points

  • The president used the terms "bought-off" and "corrupt" against the journalist.
  • Argentine journalists called for U.N. intervention.
  • ICIJ says the attacks have become more hostile.

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