The economist points out that she is not here to “play politics” and promises to organize the entity and forge an “alliance” with the audiovisual sector.
SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, December 11 (EUROPA PRESS) –
The economist María Méndez has obtained this Monday the approval of suitability from the control commission of RadioTelevisión Canaria (RTVC) in Parliament with the votes in favor of the groups that support the regional Government -CC, PP, ASG and AHI– and the abstention of the opposition –PSOE, NC-BC and Vox–.
Méndez, technician of the autonomous community and until now general director of Foreign Relations, has said that she does not come to “do politics” or to “make decisions” about the organization of public media but to “manage” and ensure that workers can develop their functions in search of “excellence”.
He has highlighted their “professionalism” in the face of the cyber attack suffered in recent days because they have managed to maintain broadcasts “almost normally” and are already beginning to look to next year when it will be 25 years since the launch of regional television.
Along these lines, he has given as an example of “commendable and exceptional work” his news coverage of the La Palma eruption and the large fires in Tenerife and Gran Canaria.
Méndez, who will be the first woman to head the autonomous entity,
He has expressly highlighted his mandate at the head of Promotur for almost ten years or his leadership of monitoring Next Generation projects and assumes the “great and complex challenges” that must be addressed given that “the scenario is not from 1999”, when RTVC was born. , because now there are “new consumer habits and new screens.”
He has promised to work to achieve labor regulation in the radio and improve internal order and also to forge an “essential alliance” with the audiovisual sector at a time when the Canary Islands are a “focus of attraction” for large national and international filming.
He has assumed the “temporary and transitory nature” of his position and congratulated Moreno, his predecessor in office, who carried out “extraordinary work” and “promoted” information services, a fact recognized with awards.
However, although he respects the opposition’s criticism for not having his own media profile, he has claimed that “that is not the only valid profile” and that we must think of a whole “complex gear” to achieve a product. final.
THERE HE CLAIMS THE COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT FOR PUBLIC RADIO
Raúl Acosta, from the Mixed Group (AHI), has highlighted the “professional value” and “capacity” of Méndez, as he has a lot of experience in the Canarian public sector, and has influenced the guarantee of independence, pluralism and truthful information. , emphasizing to achieve these objectives good management must be guaranteed.
He has also asked for a collective agreement “equally” for radio and television.
Melodie Mendoza (ASG) has shown the “confidence” of her group given that she has “extensive experience” in the autonomous community and a vocation for public service, stressing that she supports her “roadmap” to direct the autonomous entity.
Marta Gómez (Vox) has said that it is “undeniable” that Méndez has a “good resume” and that the temporary situation that was opened for five years with the figure of the sole administrator must be saved, but she has advanced that her group abstains because We must prioritize the needs of citizens.
He has criticized the fact that the Government spends 60 million “on radio and television” when national television already exists “and people do not have anything to eat or where to sleep”, while he has criticized regional television stations as “propaganda machines” and which also help to “divide” the Spaniards, apart from the fact that they represent “duplicity” with TVE.
“Let’s use money on what really matters,” he said.
NC-BC QUESTIONS THE CHANGE OF MODEL
Carmen Hernández (NC-BC) has pointed out that a RTVC is “necessary and essential” because it “coheres” society, hence its maintenance is not a “waste”, although she has been against the “change of model”. “by passing control of Parliament to the Government of the Canary Islands itself.
He recalled that Francisco Moreno, the previous sole administrator, was unanimously endorsed by Parliament and leaves “the bar very high”, and now he hopes that Méndez will have “time” to demonstrate that she is not the candidate “of the Government but of all the canaries”.
Carlos Ester, from the Popular Group, has highlighted his “value and professional experience” to bring the entity out of “lethargy” in decision-making in recent years, often due to “political disputes” that prevented the Control Board from being approved.
He pointed out that in RTVC “management is needed” and he trusts that “a TV for everyone and for the 21st century will be made.”
José Manuel Bermúdez (CC) has commented that RTVC was a “decided bet” by CC and he is convinced of the “professionalism” of the workers, he has demanded the approval of the radio collective agreement and a management that is not “half-hearted” .
He highlighted Méndez’s knowledge of the public business framework of the autonomous community and asked him for the entity to function “at full capacity” and to seek to strengthen the cohesion of the islands.
FIERRO CRITICISM THE LACK OF GOVERNMENT CONSENSUS
Nira Fierro, president of the Socialist Group, has criticized that the appointment proposal has been raised only by the Government and not by Parliament, putting on the table that Méndez is already a senior executive official.
He has pointed out that Moreno, his predecessor, is a “media professional” who was supported by all groups and now an appointment “without consensus” has been chosen due to a “change in the rules” and a person “far removed of the media and always linked to CC”.
Fierro has asked that public workers be cared for and pampered because they are the “heart” of the entity and that RTVC is not a television “of the Government” but of all the Canary Islands.
