• Destitución.Fernando Garea: "A public news agency is not a government agency"
  • Opinion.Relevo in 'Efe'

The Editorial Board of Efe emphasizes that the independence, credibility, rigor and professionalism of the Agency's informants are unquestionable, and are and will always be guaranteed regardless of who the person presiding over it.

The dismissal without explanations of Fernando Garea as president of Efe by the Government has generated legal criticism, since the appointment of the head of this Agency still depends on the Executive, but it has also provoked reactions that doubt the independence and honesty without arguments of its journalists , questions that the Editorial Board rejects and denounces for its falsity.

Efe informants have been demonstrating their professionalism, dedication and credibility in all parts of the world for decades, something that many media outlets who trust their news as a guarantee of truthfulness recognize.

The obligation and rationale of our journalists is to guarantee the right of citizens to truthful and quality information because Efe belongs to Spanish society, not the Government.

This Editorial Board remembers that the agency lacks an ideological line .

The mandate of the writing, articulated through its Statute, is to elaborate and distribute "truthful, relevant, quality and reliable information, not subject to particular interests, whether they are of a political, economic or any other nature".

Fairness, accuracy, lack of bias and honesty are inescapable principles of public service journalism of this agency, as stated in the Statute.

The "rejection of any manipulation" is another of the duties of the journalists of Efe, who have this Editorial Board to defend and protect them in case of pressure, both external and from the Directorate.

This Editorial Board asks the parliamentary groups to promote the necessary legal reform so that the appointment of the president of Efe is through a broad parliamentary agreement and does not depend on the Government - something more typical of other times - a legislative change that parties that add up the majority enough to do so promised to promote .

The Efe Agency is a large company that needs stability to propose its long-term strategy and requires the de-governmentalization for democratic hygiene.

This Editorial Board thanks Fernando Garea for the provision shown during the 19 months of his term as well as the recovery of this body, and hopes to meet with the future president, Gabriela Cañas, as soon as she is appointed, to convey the determination of Efe de Continue to make independent, rigorous and quality journalism.

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