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Spanish media condemn “censorship” of critical questions during COVID-19 press conferences

12.04.2020

Date:
12.04.2020
Number of cases:
1
Regions/Countries:
Europe: Spain
Alert types:
Restrictions on access to information: Access restricted to officials / press conferences

Many of the country’s leading media outlets joined to denounce the “censorship” of questions during the prime minister’s COVID-19 press conferences. The secretary of state for communication was accused of only selecting WhatsApp questions from outlets favoured by the government.

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