highly critical of her leadership and that of her husband and predecessor , Nestor Kirchner . Although the proposed legislation would not affect newspapers , Grupo Clarin 's other business interests in cable , television and radio would be forced to be sold off or restructured . '' -LSB- Cristina -RSB- Kirchner saw -LSB- Clarin -RSB- as a limit to her power , and this was the origin of the conflict , '' Argentine political analyst Rosendo Fraga said . Argentina 's case is just one of a number of fights between the presidency and the media in Latin America . `` At this moment , in Nicaragua , Venezuela , Bolivia , Ecuador and Argentina , the presidents have conflicts with the private media and seek to dominate them , although each country is a different case , '' Fraga said . Among the changes proposed in the bill , a company that owns a cable business would not be allowed to own any over-the-air broadcast channels . Also , the owner of a cable company would be allowed to have only one channel on that system . In its current form , Grupo Clarin would be in violation
BUENOS AIRES , Argentina -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The lower house of Argentina 's Congress has approved a controversial media law that spells out media ownership rules and calls for the creation of a regulatory agency . Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has blamed Grupo Clarin for her low approval ratings . The measure passed Thursday by a vote of 147 to 4 , but the wide margin does not reflect the heated debate over it . Lawmakers opposed to the measure protested by walking out of the chamber and not voting . Some even threatened to turn to the courts to challenge the legitimacy of the vote . The goal of the so-called Audio-Visual Communication law is to regulate television and radio broadcasters and increase competition in the media industry , according to a draft of the bill . Opponents say it targets media critical of the current government and President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner , especially the media giant Grupo Clarin . This bill is `` for everyone who wants to live in a more democratic and more pluralistic Argentina , '' Fernandez de Kirchner said in a speech last month . The newspaper Clarin has been