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New York Times
02-07-2025
- Politics
- New York Times
In Argentina, AI-Fueled Smear Highlights Milei's War on Press
An AI-generated smear video falsely accusing an Argentine journalist of incest has been circulating widely online — and the country's president is mocking the victim. President Javier Milei, an avid user of X, took to the social media platform furiously over the weekend, posting at least 65 messages that targeted the journalist, Julia Mengolini, a radio host critical who has been critical of his government. Mr. Milei furiously tweeted and retweeted as supporters openly mocked Ms. Mengolini for the fake video that purported to show her having sexual relations with her brother. Mr. Milei's barrage marked one of the most extreme episodes in a pattern of escalating attacks against journalists by the right-wing libertarian president and his allies. Experts say Mr. Milei's rhetoric, often laced with misogynistic insults, sexually charged innuendo and disinformation, is eroding press freedom and raising the risk of real-world violence. Mr. Milei has even coined a slogan, 'We don't hate journalists enough,' echoing language popular among supporters of President Trump, whom the Argentine president likes to fashion himself after and who also routinely denigrates and mocks the news media. While Mr. Milei never actually shared the AI video himself, he made clear he considered the campaign against Ms. Mengolini justified retribution. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
CNN
01-07-2025
- Politics
- CNN
Judge orders the release of Salvadoran journalist Mario Guevara on bail
An immigration judge in Georgia has ordered the release of the Spanish-language journalist and live-streamer Mario Guevara on bail while his immigration process continues, a relative of Guevara confirmed to CNN. Guevara, who came to the US from El Salvador in 2004, has been in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody for the better part of two weeks. He was recently identified by the US Press Freedom Tracker as the only journalist in custody in the United States. Guevara was arrested on June 14 while covering a 'No Kings' protest near Atlanta and charged with improperly entering a pedestrian roadway, obstruction of law enforcement officers and unlawful assembly. Video of the episode showed that he was wearing a vest and press credentials at the time. While the charges were later dismissed, ICE authorities had requested that he remain detained due to his immigration status. CNN has reached out to ICE for comment. According to Guevara's legal team, the journalist has authorization to work in the United States, although he does not have a permanent resident card. Guevara built up a high profile in Georgia, and hundreds of thousands of followers on social media, for his one-man-band approach to covering immigration enforcement. He often streamed videos of arrests and the aftermath — until his own arrest last month. The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), which had expressed support for Guevara and sent a representative to Tuesday's hearing, said the judge's order means he can 'return to his work and family while his case proceeds.' In an interview with the publication NotiVisión Georgia, Guevara's wife, Miriam Sáenz de Guevara, said she was happy about the order and thanked his legal team, which is working on details for the journalist to return home, she said. Katherine Jacobsen, who attended the hearing for CPJ, said Guevara's release on bond was heartening, 'though we remain concerned about the arguments the prosecution made that Guevara's work as a reporter presented a danger to the community.' 'The fact that Guevara was arrested while exercising his First Amendment rights as a journalist and was subsequently held for over two weeks by various law enforcement bodies sends an alarming message to the media and has effectively silenced Guevara's coverage of his community,' Jacobsen added.
