The Interior Ministry apologizes for the list of journalists and assures that it is an "advisory" document.

On Tuesday, September 8, the Spanish Ministry of Interior issued an apology regarding a dossier compiled by its Communication Office containing a list of and assessments on various journalists. The department, led by Fernando Grande-Marlaska, stated that the document was intended to be "consultative" and served as a working paper to monitor media coverage about the ministry.

Minister Grande-Marlaska defended the compilation, asserting that the report lacked any "spurious" purposes. The ministry specifically apologized to any professionals who may have felt offended by the content and the specific evaluations made of them within the text.