RSF denounces “abusive” and “intimidating” judicial actions
Feb 21, 2024 23:40:54 GMT -6
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Spain classification. RSF Despite the improvement in the safety of journalists and legislative advances in terms of press freedom, media polarization and the economic deterioration of the sector counteract the improvement of the information climate in Spain. The report reflects that it is precisely the economic context of the media that most penalizes the Spanish position in this ranking. Regarding this indicator, Spain (31st) remains below Germany, the United Kingdom or France. Excessive concentration of the market, serious difficulties in creating a medium, no aid to promote the emergence of new publications and the precariousness of professionals, are the main problems faced by the sector in Spain. “Excessive concentration makes the emergence of new alternative media very difficult. “ Excessive concentration makes it very difficult for new alternative media to appear, which must fight fiercely against the most established headlines by subscribers who are themselves affected by the economic situation,” says RSF. As for the precariousness that began with the 2008 crisis, it now takes on “chronic overtones,” he points out.
Information professionals who do not work under decent working conditions are much more vulnerable to pressure and self-censorship.” RSF highlights the great climate of media polarization in our country and the bias of the Spanish press with more opinion than information. “Spain is a clear example of the tendency towards social fractures that RSF denounces globally in Costa Rica WhatsApp Number its Classification, fueled by media that are excessively 'Foxnewsized' and forgetful of their mission of informing far from political positions,” he says. The media does not reflect reality, but rather cuts it out and turns it into news. Added to this is the proliferation in Spain of the so-called SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation), that is, “abusive judicial actions filed against journalists for often intimidating purposes and for alleged revelation of secrets or crimes against honor.
Regarding these cases, RSF cites the Master Case, by Cristina Cifuentes in ElDiario.es ; Infolibre (denounced by the former general secretary of the PP, Teodoro García Egea and Fernando López Miras, president of the Community of Murcia) or El Confidencial (million-dollar lawsuit from Iberdrola). Likewise, there is talk of cases of complaints between journalists and police officers in the context of demonstrations that end with judicial proceedings in which the police version prevails, as is the case of Albert García, in El País , finally acquitted, and the ongoing case of journalists from El Salto , Público and other media “charged with false testimony”, after reporting attacks by agents. “Spanish Justice usually guarantees freedom of the press and makes it prevail in almost all cases, according to the doctrine of the Constitutional Court, but the purpose of abusive judicial actions or SLAPP is not so much to achieve a conviction against the press - difficult in consolidated democracies - such as “tangling” journalists in long, cumbersome and, above all, expensive processes,” the report states. Responsibility of the media in the tension On the contrary, Spain is ranked 35th, above France (85th), Germany (91st) or the United Kingdom (49th) in terms of journalist safety, with much fewer attacks than in recent years.
Information professionals who do not work under decent working conditions are much more vulnerable to pressure and self-censorship.” RSF highlights the great climate of media polarization in our country and the bias of the Spanish press with more opinion than information. “Spain is a clear example of the tendency towards social fractures that RSF denounces globally in Costa Rica WhatsApp Number its Classification, fueled by media that are excessively 'Foxnewsized' and forgetful of their mission of informing far from political positions,” he says. The media does not reflect reality, but rather cuts it out and turns it into news. Added to this is the proliferation in Spain of the so-called SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation), that is, “abusive judicial actions filed against journalists for often intimidating purposes and for alleged revelation of secrets or crimes against honor.
Regarding these cases, RSF cites the Master Case, by Cristina Cifuentes in ElDiario.es ; Infolibre (denounced by the former general secretary of the PP, Teodoro García Egea and Fernando López Miras, president of the Community of Murcia) or El Confidencial (million-dollar lawsuit from Iberdrola). Likewise, there is talk of cases of complaints between journalists and police officers in the context of demonstrations that end with judicial proceedings in which the police version prevails, as is the case of Albert García, in El País , finally acquitted, and the ongoing case of journalists from El Salto , Público and other media “charged with false testimony”, after reporting attacks by agents. “Spanish Justice usually guarantees freedom of the press and makes it prevail in almost all cases, according to the doctrine of the Constitutional Court, but the purpose of abusive judicial actions or SLAPP is not so much to achieve a conviction against the press - difficult in consolidated democracies - such as “tangling” journalists in long, cumbersome and, above all, expensive processes,” the report states. Responsibility of the media in the tension On the contrary, Spain is ranked 35th, above France (85th), Germany (91st) or the United Kingdom (49th) in terms of journalist safety, with much fewer attacks than in recent years.