The 'black list' of the Ministry of the Interior

BarcelonaWhen a government makes lists of journalists and classifies them according to ideology, it is inevitable to think of McCarthyism and the famous blacklists of communists. The scandal caused by the list of journalists and pundits that they had at the Ministry of the Interior is surprising because, apart from being a deplorable practice that is reminiscent of authoritarian regimes, it is, above all, unnecessary, because for better or for worse everyone knows where each pundit stands. However, once the list has been analyzed, there are things that stand out. 119 right-wing pundits, 111 left-wing, 41 independent or unaffiliated, and 11 who are described as "moderate" are identified. Therefore, it must be said that the list is quite balanced.

In some cases, however, the information is outdated because there are pundits who have evolved, usually towards the right. This is the case of Elisa Beni, who is said to be "close to socialist postulates, although in the last stage she has shown herself to be very critical of the amnesty law". Right now, Beni is already fully aligned with anti-Sanchista and right-wing positions. The report often points out this problem: progressive people who have distanced themselves from the PSOE following the amnesty law, which indicates the high price that the PSOE has had to pay for this decision.

There are other surprising cases of political evolution, such as that of the former PP deputy in Catalonia Rafa López, who is now considered "progressive", or Cristina Pardo, of whom it is said that "in recent years she has veered from a progressive tendency to a position more critical of the government". Of pro-independence people who are no longer so, they only cite one case: Salvador Sostres, of whom it is said that "he has undergone an ideological transition: affiliated with Catalan independence and CDC, he has ended up being very critical of the Process". Amen.