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He Journalist Day is celebrated on June 7 in Argentina in order to pay tribute to all the people who participate in this profession, essential to disseminate information that contributes to citizens and public debate. The anniversary was promoted in memory of the publication of the first press outlet founded in the country, The Buenos Ayres Gazette.
He June 7, 1810 This newspaper created by Mariano Moreno, secretary of the First Board. The founding of this new medium had the objective of informing all citizens about the events associated with the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata, in this independence era. The initiative had been promoted by the First Government Board six days before.
This newspaper had a weekly newsletter format, in which they reported on the ideas and objectives of the May Revolution. Juan José Paso He participated in this project, publishing editorials in which he reflected on the progress of what would later become a new nation. On its cover there was a phrase in Latin by the Roman historian Tacitus: Rara temporum congratulate yourself, ubi feele quae velis, et quae sentias dicere licetwhich translated means, “the rare happiness of times when thinking what you want and saying what you think is allowed.”
Other figures who were part of this newspaper were Manuel Alberti, Juan José Castelli, Bernardo de Monteagudo, Gregorio Funes, Pedro José Agrelo, Vicente Pazos Kanki, Manuel José García, Emiliano Medrano, Camilo Henríquez, Julián Álvarez, Bernardo Vélez and Manuel Antonio Castro. The Buenos Ayres Gazette It continued its editorials until 1821, when Bernardino Rivadavia, the then Minister of Government and Foreign Affairs of the province of Buenos Aires, decided to replace it with the Official Registry.
In 1938, the First National Congress of Journalists held in Córdoba decided to promote this day to commemorate all the professionals of this profession in the country.
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