BAD NEWS: Familiar whipping boy for Chavez - the press*** On Dec. 3, security forces brutally attacked a group of journalists as they attempted to reach a protest march in Caracas. Diario 2001 photographer Fernando Malavé and José Avila, a technician for television channel CMT, were hit by rubber bullets. Malavé suffered a serious wound to his ribs, while three other journalists from Venevisión, Globovision and CMT were struck with machetes and kicked. On Sunday, Chávez accused most of Venezuela's news media of waging a "terrorist and bloody war" against his government, and the wave of violence has continued. Cesar Gaviria, secretary-general of the Organization of American States, condemned "such acts that put freedom of expression at grave risk" and urged Chávez to maintain order. ***