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Venezuela: Are foreign journalists on the take?
VCrisis ^ | Aug. 28, 2005 | Aleksander Boyd

Posted on 08/28/2005 10:38:16 AM PDT by Kitten Festival

London 28.08.05 | The reporters covering Venezuelan events for international news outlets are a very dodgy bunch. From former BBC Venezuelan 'expert' Richard Gott, a sycophantic Chavez fan and former KGB informant, to the NYT enfant terrible Juan Forero, we have witnessed how the political affinities of these individuals keep blocking the way to the attainment of objective journalism and reporting. Only this week; The Guardian, The NYT, The Washington Post, the BBC and now Reuters have produced a string of astonishingly biased articles that not only are riddled with inaccuracies, furthermore continue hammering upon the simplistic premise that Chavez is good and his opponents, whomever and wherever these may be, are evil.

There was a march yesterday in Caracas. According to international media opponents and supporters of Hugo Chavez clashed, leaving six injured. Reuters released a picture with the following captioning "A supporter of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez holds his injured head after being hit by a stone during a protest in Caracas, Venezuela August 27, 2005" (sic).

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: captions; communist; dictator; expose; fraud; hugochavez; liars; medialies; phoney; reuters; venezuela
This journalist, Aleksander Boyd, went out and rechecked media reports that a pro-Chavez guy was injured by anti-Chavistas. It turns out they lied. The only people who were injured yesterday in Venezuela were people who peacefully oppose Chavez. But the media LIED - and got found out.

I await Reuters' caption correction.

1 posted on 08/28/2005 10:38:23 AM PDT by Kitten Festival
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To: Kitten Festival

DUH


2 posted on 08/28/2005 10:39:32 AM PDT by mtbopfuyn (Legality does not dictate morality... Lavin)
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To: Kitten Festival

Don't hold your breath waiting for the correction.


3 posted on 08/28/2005 10:53:17 AM PDT by Citizen Tom Paine (An old sailor sends)
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To: Kitten Festival
Our media isn't much better.

All you'll hear here is that Pat Robertson is secretly working for the Bush administration.

4 posted on 08/28/2005 11:05:15 AM PDT by johnny7 (“And now, little man, I give the watch to you.”)
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To: Kitten Festival

What? Are you questioning the veracity and honesty of the MSM ??? Why, how could you??? (/barf bucket sarcasm)


5 posted on 08/28/2005 11:22:39 AM PDT by EagleUSA (w)
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Do they work for CNN?....;o)


6 posted on 08/28/2005 11:24:50 AM PDT by NickatNite2003
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To: NickatNite2003

The MSM are ALL liberal Democrats. Why do ALL of them have to be Dems? Why won't they hire just one Republican? Don't they see they have no credibility left? Do they care?


7 posted on 08/28/2005 12:04:21 PM PDT by kjo
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