Argentina's government has officially shut down Telum, the country's state news agency, on Monday. It will now be converted into a state advertising and 'propaganda' agency.
The news agency was accused of being biased against the left by the country's hard-right president, Javier Millay. After his complaint, the news agency has now been shut down.
Tellum was established in 1945. The latest workforce is more than 700 people. According to a government bulletin, Telum will cease operations as a news agency. It will take on new functions.
Tellum's new name will be the State Advertising Agency (APE). APE will develop, create, market and distribute national and international advertisements.
The Argentine government suspended Telum's operations last March. At that time, the government was talking about huge losses of the company.
Manuel Adorni, the spokesperson of the country's president, said on X (formerly Twitter) last Sunday before the publication of the official bulletin, that everyone knows about the suspension of Telum's activities. Now Tellum's activities have come to an end.
Activists from the Buenos Aires Press Union and Telam described the government's move as an attack on freedom of expression. He said they continue to fight to protect the role of the media in society, including the right to work, which the government wants to destroy.
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