Media Watch

Lies, slanders and half-truths. This is what the mass media generally publish about Venezuela. We aim to draw attention to these articles, reply to their distortions and mobilise the pressure of public opinion through letter-writing campaigns, etc. Please let us know if you find an article or report on Venezuela and the Bolivarian Revolution that you think is inaccurate and we should reply to (Contact Us)

Youtube and Antena 3 TV censor Bolivarian videos

13 June 2007

Hands Off Venezuela

For the last few weeks we have been subjected to a barrage of propaganda in the media about the so-called "attacks on freedom of expression" in Venezuela. But here is a story that you are not likely to see in the media.

In favour of democracy in the media and in support of the decision on RCTV

05 June 2007

Hands Off Venezuela

"We unflinchingly defend our peoples' freedom of expression and their right to be informed but we do not confuse this with the freedom of media companies --and the political and economic conglomerates who are their allies-- to manipulate information to suit their interests and aims."

Venezuelan Civil Society Groups Accuse U.S. of Fomenting Destabilization

01 June 2007

Chris Carlson - Venezuelanalysis.com

Organizations, journalists, students, activists and intellectuals in Venezuela accused the national and international media of waging a campaign against Venezuela and of supporting destabilization plans that have been carried out in the country in the past few days. Chris Carlson Venezuelanalysis.com.Â

Leading voices in Britain call for respect for Venezuelan government's RCTV decision

30 May 2007

Hands Off Venezuela

The letter and a number of its signatories appeared in The Guardian newspaper (26 May).

Zero Hour for Venezuela's RCTV

30 May 2007

George Ciccariello-Maher - MRZine

"For the non-renewal of RCTV to be a free speech issue at all, one would have to make the ... argument that ... Marcel Granier and media conglomerate ... (1BC), somehow represents an expression of the people's freedom rather than the freedom of its small group of shareholders."

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