In assuming the nation?s command, the Fernandez government also receives one of the most formidable news networks, the media companies that were confiscated from the collapsed Baninter bank. Osvaldo Santana, one of the most respected Dominican journalists, was appointed as director of the Listin Diario newspaper. Santana was previously managing editor at the closed El Siglo, Ultima Hora and Rumbo publications. He had already taken over the post at the Listin at the time of his appointment?s announcement.