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BBC: Venezuela imposes new media curbs
BBC News ^ | July 10, 2009

Posted on 07/10/2009 7:25:33 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

New regulations in Venezuela will require cable and satellite TV channels to carry speeches by President Hugo Chavez on a regular basis.

The measures will apply to those stations that produce more than 70% of their content within Venezuela.

The BBC correspondent in Caracas says this will apply to dozens of international broadcasters, which will be considered national stations.

Government opponents said it was an attack on freedom of speech.

The BBC's Will Grant in Caracas says when Mr Chavez deems it necessary, all national broadcasters in Venezuela must carry the president's speeches.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: media; socialism
New regulations in the United States will require cable and satellite TV channels to carry speeches by President Obama on a regular basis.

The measures will apply to those stations that produce more than 70% of their content within the US.

The BBC correspondent in Washington says this will apply to dozens of international broadcasters, which will be considered national stations.

Government opponents said it was an attack on freedom of speech.

The BBC's Will Grant in Washington says when Mr Obama deems it necessary, all national broadcasters in the US must carry the president's speeches.

1 posted on 07/10/2009 7:25:33 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Right....and if Michael Jackson dies....all stations will carry any festivities honoring the weird one.


2 posted on 07/10/2009 7:28:24 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
It's been this way here all year. One can hope the effect of Media Saturation will finally start hitting the "Approval" surveys.

Not that we'd ever know the real results.

3 posted on 07/10/2009 7:28:59 AM PDT by Gorzaloon (Roark, Architect.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Obama taking notes, admiring Chavez bold leadership.


4 posted on 07/10/2009 7:37:53 AM PDT by Always Right (Obama: more arrogant than Bill Clinton, more naive than Jimmy Carter, and more liberal than LBJ.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I’ve noticed that Democratic Underground has a very large, very vocal Chavez fan club, and when someone there criticizes El Presidente, they’re attacked as fascist sympathizers.


5 posted on 07/10/2009 7:47:05 AM PDT by DesScorp
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2289495/posts

Top Press Secretly Parties With Obama on Fourth of July (Presstitures caught in bed with Obozo)


6 posted on 07/10/2009 7:50:37 AM PDT by maggief
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Communists always control the media.
In the USA, the democrat party and the media are in complete harmony. The dems want to control ONLY the media that isn’t in complete submission to their will.


7 posted on 07/10/2009 8:20:15 AM PDT by Leftism is Mentally Deranged
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The biggest problem I have with electronic propaganda is that I can’t line the birdcage with it.


8 posted on 07/10/2009 8:48:51 AM PDT by TexasRepublic
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