Renowned Argentine journalist Jorge Lanata has died

Renowned Argentine journalist Jorge Lanata has died at the age of 64 at the Italian Hospital in the city of Buenos Aires. He had been hospitalized for more than six months after becoming unwell while undergoing a medical study.

"After a long hospitalization, which began on June 14 after becoming unwell during a routine study, Jorge Lanata could not recover and died today at the age of 64," wrote the Argentine newspaper La Nación.

The media outlet recalled that Lanata had experienced several similar situations in the past. La Nación explained that "he had already been hospitalized in April of this year for four days at the Favaloro clinic due to a respiratory difficulty."

"The health of the host of Periodismo Para Todos (eltrece) was a cause for concern every time he had to be admitted to a sanatorium due to his risk factors, increased by type 2 diabetes and smoking that accompanied him for a good part of his life: In 2015 he received a kidney transplant with a novel method on the continent, and in 2021 he had to undergo a scheduled angioplasty, where a stent was placed in his leg," the Argentine newspaper indicated.

In his career, irony never left him and he became one of the most influential journalists in Argentina. He was also a strong critic of Kirchnerism despite defining himself as a "left-wing liberal":

"I was never a psicobolche. I am a left-wing liberal. Liberal, because I believe that the individual should be above the state, and left-wing, because I look at what is happening around me," he said in a statement reported by La Nación.

Some of his most renowned programs include Día D and Periodismo Para Todos (PPT), in which he dealt with corruption cases and controversial political issues. He was also the author of several books, such as Argentinosand 26 personas para salvar al mundo.