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Press freedom advocates have warned of hostile rhetoric and increasingly restrictive policies toward journalists under Miley.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Argentina’s Javier Meili administration has restricted access to the presidential palace, the Casa Rosada, in an escalating dispute with the country’s journalists.<\/p>\n Accredited journalists reportedly arrived at the Casa Rosada on Thursday and attempted to enter the building through fingerprint scanning, as they usually do.<\/p>\n list of 3 items<\/span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n But he could not pass the scan. As confusion arose among the news corps, the head of Argentina’s Secretariat of Communications and Press issued a clarification that his press accreditation had not been revoked.<\/p>\n Secretary Javier Lanari said, “The decision to remove the fingerprints of accredited journalists from the Casa Rosada was taken as a preventive measure in response to a complaint filed by a military family regarding illegal spying.” wrote<\/a> On social media.<\/p>\n “The sole purpose is to guarantee national security.”<\/p>\n Lanari’s post cited an incident in which two journalists from Argentina’s channel TN were accused of secretly filming inside a government palace.<\/p>\n After their report was broadcast, the Miley administration accused the journalists of endangering government security by showing parts of the Casa Rosada that were allegedly off limits.<\/p>\n On Wednesday, Miley herself called reporters “disgusting trash” on social media. He then challenged other members of the news media to justify their actions.<\/p>\n “I would love to see that dirty scum – 95% of those who hold press credentials – come out and defend what these two criminals did,” Miley wrote<\/a> On X.<\/p>\n Since then, the President has repeatedly reposted messages criticizing the news media, often accompanied by the acronym “NOLSALP” or “NOL$ALP”. It means: “We don’t hate journalists enough.”<\/p>\n “Someday, that dirty journalist scum (95%) will have to understand that they are not above the law. They abused legal precedent. This does not come without a price,” Miley couple<\/a> In a post on Thursday, he continued to criticize the news media.<\/p>\n This week’s actions are the latest in a series of policy changes designed to tighten restrictions on journalists under Miley.<\/p>\n For example, last year his government restricted access to some rooms of the Casa Rosada and made other areas off limits.<\/p>\n Critics say these policies are part of a broader approach against journalism in Argentina. Media advocacy group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has said that, since Miley took office in 2023, the country has seen a “precipitous decline in press freedom”.<\/p>\n And the writers’ organization PEN International last year warned of a “serious decline” in free-speech rights.<\/p>\n It points to a law that restricts which government documents can be made public and Miley’s efforts to eliminate public media, as well as the installation of a “mute” button to silence reporters during news conferences.<\/p>\n Already, the decision to bar journalists from entering the Casa Rosada has faced opposition, including from Argentina’s lawmakers.<\/p>\n Marcela Pagano, a former journalist turned deputy in Argentina’s legislature, announced Thursday that she has filed a criminal complaint against Miley.<\/p>\nRecommended Stories <\/h2>\n