The Academy of Journalism warned that the campaign against Santoro could create self-censorship in the press – 03/12/2019

The National Academy of Journalism, meeting in an emergency plenary session, warned today that "the situation that Daniel Santoro is living through is one of its members" configures an attempt to stigmatize the exercise of journalism ".

The institution, chaired by Lauro Laiño, expressed solidarity with "Santoro, its Number Member, before the humiliation to which she was subjected for her investigations on matters of public interest" .

Santoro, recalled the academy, "is a journalist characterized by a long and meritorious career, which earned him the consideration of his colleagues, the respect of his supporters and the international recognition represented by the King of Spain and the María Moors Cabot Awards ".

In the exercise of his mission, the investigative journalist "uses usual practices such as direct contact with sources not always inspired by the interests of society."

"The lack of knowledge about journalistic activities or the intention to delegitimize investigations by engaging their perpetrators in third-party behavior has sometimes compounded and frustrated many colleagues and their inspired work," the academy added. . These campaigns "can generate self-censorship and affect the citizen's right to know. The National Academy of Journalism insists on the need to respect professional work that has revealed problems of undeniable social repercussions, "he added.

The Academy is integrated with Armando Alonso Piñeiro, Roberto Pablo Guareschi, Alicia de Arteaga, Jorge Halperin, Gregorio Badeni, Ricardo Kirschbaum, Nora Bär, Jose Ignacio Lopez, Nelson Castro, Lauro La Laño, Jorge Cruz, Enrique J. Maceira, Héctor D'Amico, Joaquín Morales Solá, José Claudio Escribano, Alberto J. Munin, Eduardo Fidanza, Silvia Naishtat, Jorge Fontevecchia, Antonio Requeni, Julian Gallo, Carlos Reymundo Roberts, Hugo Gambini, Magdalena Ruiz, Magdalena Ruiz Guiñazú, Roberto A. García, Fernando Sanchez Zinny, Osvaldo Granados, Mariano Grondona, Daniel Santoro and Miguel Wiñazki