The standoff between Mrs Kirchner and the opposition media has at times taken on the dimensions of a Latin American telenovela, charged with political drama and what often seem intensely personal grudges. Mrs Kirchner, notorious for her combative political style, has delivered fierce public denouncements of Clarin and other media, accusing them of involvement with crimes against humanity under the military regime. Amid insults, smears and counter-smears, journalists have reportedly been branded "Nazis", "Mafiosos" and "assassins".