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1.3 million to 'buy' news
Mar, Traballo, Industry and Immigration secretariat paid in 2010 seven media companies in exchange for information favorable to the Xunta
JOSÉ Precede - Santiago - 18/04/2011
Vote Results 99 votes Comments - 23. . Feijóo The same government that refused to regulate early November institutional advertising by law because it was "the right time on the eve of the municipal" paid in 2010 to nine euros 1,329,612 Galician newspapers to disseminate information favorable to three Consellería (Mar, Economy and Industry and Traballo) and a General Secretariat, the Immigration, which reports directly to the president of Galicia.
The PP promised in its "non-partisan communications"
The Santiago ourensano Camba signed a single agreement, with 'The Region'
For companies, the largest amount received from the regional government last year through these agreements was the Corporación Voz de Galicia, which became 269,005.28 euros through two agreements-with the Department do Mar de Rosa Quintana (149,000 euros) and of presiding Beatriz Traballo Mato (120,005.28 euros) - for publishing news kind on these departments.
Just behind, it appears the Region, 257,508.56 euros, under three conventions: the Traballo, which received EUR 27,508.56, another industry-portfolio in the hands of Javier Guerra -, who paid 150,000 euros, and a third of 80,000 euros that he led the Secretariat Xeral Immigration. The information subsidized podium is completed by Grupo Editorial Compostela, editor of El Correo Gallego, who won three agreements with the Department of Industry, Traballo and Sea for 243,000 euros. El Progreso de Lugo appears in fourth place with three conventions 211,067.36 euros. Faro de Vigo joined 152,259 euros; Lérez Editions, the company that prints the Diario de Pontevedra, 70,009.33 euros; La Opinión de A Coruña, 58,274, 92 euros, Rías Baixas communication, editor of the Atlantic Journal, 50,000 euros and Editorial Capital, the group owner of El Ideal Gallego, 17,986 euros.
The last conventions that appear in the record are dated October 14, 2010 and are the ones who signed the Regional Minister of Industry, Javier Guerra, with representatives of Editorial Compostela, El Progreso and La Region, for a total amount of 350,000 euros. The department invested more public funds in this section is the de Mar, which signed agreements with nine above 579,000 euros per day. From the portfolio Traballo, Beatriz Matos paid to eight seats, and the secretary general of Immigration, the Santiago ourensano Camba, signed a unique agreement for 80,000 euros to the newspaper in the province, the region.
None of these agreements has to do with institutional publicity, advertising that the Xunta published in the media, and are hired by a different procedure must take into account the distribution of newspapers and can not legally discriminate against any physician.
The first model convention stipulates that the agreement between the regional government and media companies used to "promote greater social recognition of the areas where it has competence, the Ministry of Economy and Industry in the Autonomous Community disseminating information on industry, trade and consumption. " The second type provides for collaboration between the Secretariat Xeral da SL Emigration and the Region to inform and disseminate the main priorities developed by this institution for the Galician abroad ".
There is still a third type of agreement serves, literally, to" establish lines of cooperation "between the Department do Mar and seven newspapers," and conduct an information campaign in order to sensitize the public about the problem that arises in relation to the protection of marine resources and responsible consumption. "In their agreement with eight newspapers, Traballo states in writing the press should" give to know the plans, actions and initiatives of the Department related to training, placement and employment promotion.
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put these agreements in the context of supporting the press sector, punishable by a sharp drop in advertising in this crisis. They understand that through these payments would allow the maintenance of jobs in the newsroom.
The same sources say the Feijóo government "remains committed to passing this legislature a law on institutional advertising," so that, somehow, begin to be regulated "with objective methods, the distribution of contracts between different media.
Citizen Comment Lugo.
related It's amazing how in this article from El Pais
wasted € 1,329,612, while many citizens do not get the support of the Law Unit, until doctors are hired for low business or leisure, while the competition does not draw as many places as pensions are provided for teachers, etc. etc.
believe that politicians who make these decisions is putting his reputation and would not really worthy of the place.