President Javier Milei published a strong message in X against sectors of Argentine journalism that, he said, tend to accuse censorship every time they receive public criticism. In an extensive text entitled “On Journalists”, the president defended the freedom of expression in force in Argentina and pointed against media that are supported by the official guidelines of provincial governments
.Milei argued that “never in Argentine history has there been so much freedom of expression as today” and questioned the idea that this right implies being able to say anything without consequences. For the President, freedom requires responsibility and those who practice journalism must take charge of their words like any citizen
.The presidential approach comes in the midst of an increasingly tense relationship between the Government and a part of the traditional press, especially those that maintain an openly hostile editorial line against the libertarian administration. Milei once again made a central difference: criticizing a journalist is not the same as censoring him. Freedom of expression, in an adult society, does not make anyone untouchable
.In this regard, the President pointed out what he defined as an “ivory tower” from which certain journalists would have operated for years with privileges, without facing consequences for falsehoods, operations or insults. “The Argentina of privileges has ended,” he said, noting that he came to the Presidency without owing anything to anyone, except to fulfill the mandate of change he received at
