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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)

Telecom Minister: New Channel Will Be First True Public TV in Venezuela

03 April 2007
Venezuelanalysis.com
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Venezuela's Telecommunications Minister, Jesse Chacón, said today that the TV channel that will replace RCTV, whose broadcast license expires May 27, will be the country's first true Public TV channel. That is, while the signal will be broadcast by the state, independent TV producers will create the programming for the new channel.

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[Media Watch] Victory against Canadian media bias on Venezuela

14 March 2007
Hands Off Venezuela Canada
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After receiving complaints about biased reporting in the Toronto Star on Venezuela, The Ontario Press Council has ruled that the stories in question did indeed lack balance. We provide here several documents and letters detailing the events of the case and the ruling.

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[Media Watch] No freedom for the media in Venezuela?

01 February 2007
Hands Off Venezuela
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Much of the media internationally repeat the lies and half truths about the alleged "lack of freedom of the media" in Venezuela. Today's editorial and front page of the opposition newspaper TalCual, comparing Hugo Chavez with Hitler, would have gotten the editor on trial in most Western democratic countries. In Venezuela it is allowed to publish freely. Have a look.

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[Media Watch] Reply to Peter Preston of The Observer

19 January 2007
Hands Off Venezuela
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On January 7, a dreadful article on Venezuela appeared in The Observer, titled Mr Chavez and the death of freedom, by Peter Preston. Here we publish some replies from HoV members debunking the lies expressed in the article.

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[Media Watch] There is no repression of the media in Venezuela

04 December 2006
Charley Allan - Hands Off Venezuela
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"Press freedom is protected, and it is right for our journalists to back the regime, says Charley Allan" replying to Phil Gunson in the pages of the Guardian

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