Posted on 05/13/2005 8:34:26 PM PDT by Wiz
Via Paxety Pages, The Miami Herald reports on Hugo's version of Al-Jazeera for Latin America,
His government is bankrolling a new television network, Telesur, that has plans to broadcast news, sports and educational programs across Latin America beginning this summer.
Its organizers say it will not be a Venezuelan government mouthpiece, but Chávez is providing 70 percent of its funding, fueling concerns that the organizers of the network may not have a choice in the matter.
Not that it comes as a surprise, considering how Fidel hosted Hugo and Sheik Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah, vice-president of Qatar, in charge of energy and industry last April 28.
Would Hugo's al-Jazeera have any success in Latin America? It remains to be seen. Certainly the TV audience generally has much greater access to local programming that features a variety of uncensored political viewpoints, international events, and local and trans-national entertainment. Many countries in Latin America have substantial middle-classes, and different religions, so the demographic is much different.
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Venezuela news ping!
Each country’s government will decide whether to allow broadcasting and not Chavez. Therefore, I can’t imagine leftist political propaganda being allowed to air unless the country is already leftist and a friend of Chavez. No country would want to risk destabilization from an outsider.
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