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The
Madrid Press Association (APM)
, the largest association of journalists in Spain, has condemned the attacks on reporters from the Podemos website "for not respecting the truth and basic rules" of the profession.
Through a statement made public this morning, the APM, chaired by
Juan Caño
, "condemns the attacks on journalists from web pages that call themselves information media without respecting the basic rules of journalism," he says in reference to the page
La last minute
, controlled by the formation led by
Pablo Iglesias
and directed by his former assistant
Dina Bousselham.
This body highlights that "the latest example is the offensive criticism" from the aforementioned website "against various journalists", among which are the deputy director and deputy director of EL MUNDO,
Esteban Urreiztieta
and
Joaquín Manso
.
In recent days, Podemos has intensified its offensive against the press by launching a smear campaign against all journalists who report on its scandals or who have voiced critical opinions against the formation.
The party's blacklist also includes the heads of Investigation of
El Confidencial
,
José María Olmo,
the director of
La Razón
,
Francisco Marhuenda
, the presenter of Antena 3
Vicente Vallés
, the director of
Okdiario
,
Eduardo Inda
, and others. prominent television journalists, such as
Antonio García Ferreras
,
Ana Rosa Quintana
or
Susana Griso
.
False accusations are used to defame almost all of them, the version of those affected is not collected at any time and the publications released by the web are unsigned.
The latest stratagem has been to manipulate police reports that were rejected by the
Court of Instruction number 2 of Madrid
and the
Provincial Court
for being "prospective" and full of "suspicions" or directly launching fabricated accusations and without any basis based on anonymous sources.
"The media have a social function: to inform with truthful and contrasted data, to provide analysis and opinions based on real events, making it easier for citizens to make their own decisions," underlines the APM.
"The different editorial lines can never be incompatible with respect for the truth," he adds.
"The APM maintains that there are legal channels to defend against insults, falsehoods and slander," the statement continued.
"Attacks between media or websites that pretend to be attacks only serve to further damage our diminished credibility in society."
Finally, the APM "calls for a commitment from all journalists to stop this escalation of polarization that makes us more fragile as journalists and as a society."
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