The representative bodies of the Lusacondena workers condemn the statements of the Culture Minister, Miguel Leitão Amaro, during the presentation of the agency's new board of directors. According to workers, the minister showed "total detachment" regarding the concerns raised about the editorial independence of the news agency.
The workers' representatives also accuse the minister of having "spoken abusively on behalf of workers," assuming positions that do not represent the real will of LUSA professionals and that contradict the alerts that had been previously presented.
This reaction comes in a context of growing concern within the newsroom about the agency's editorial autonomy, which is Portugal's official news agency. Workers argue that Lusadeve must be preserved against any political or governmental interference.
The new board of directors of the agency was sworn in by the Ministry of Culture, which intensified workers' fears regarding the institution's independence. The representative bodies reaffirm that they will continue to defend the editorial autonomy of the news agency.
