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Venezuela: Chavez and the media
The Washington Times ^
| March 6, 2003
Posted on 03/10/2003 1:12:38 PM PST by Tailgunner Joe
Edited on 07/12/2004 4:01:25 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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During a visit to The Washington Times last week, journalists from Venezuela detailed the physical dangers they are facing. And to the extent that the freedom of the press gauges the health of a country's democracy, the intimidation and harassment of the media in Venezuela signals a wider problem for the society and, if instability spreads, for the region.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: latinamericalist
To: Tailgunner Joe
We really have our hands full-but Chavez has to go.
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03/10/2003 1:46:13 PM PST
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MattinNJ
To: *Latin_America_List; Cincinatus' Wife
To: MattinNJ
BTTT
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posted on
03/10/2003 6:21:30 PM PST
by
Sparta
(ANSWER, the new Communist conspiracy for the twenty-first century)
To: Libertarianize the GOP; Tailgunner Joe
***Last month, the Chavez government began "administrative procedures" against media outlets for airing reports unflattering to the government. And in late January Mr. Chavez said: "The world should not be surprised if we start closing TV stations in Venezuela shortly," adding, "This is a country at war." ***
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