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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)

The Washington Post's Bias Against Democracy in Latin America Print E-mail
Written by Chuck Kaufman - www.zmag.org   
Tuesday, 21 August 2007 07:14
In the 1980s the Washington Post honed an editorial page style to attack the Sandinista revolution in Nicaragua weaving half truths, total lies, innuendo, and unsupported speculation. The paper is now using the “big lie” strategy against the Bolivarian process in Venezuela and its democratically elected president Hugo Chavez.
 
"Chavez: from hero to tyrant" New Statesman readers deserve better Print E-mail
Written by Hands Off Venezuela   
Tuesday, 17 July 2007 08:41
This week's edition of the New Statesman carries a front-page article on Venezuela by Alice O'Keeffe under the title "Chavez: from hero to tyrant" . Hands Off Venezuela's Press Officer Charley Allan complains that this is just "standard Washington propaganda".
 
Greek left wing and labour movement defends RCTV decision Print E-mail
Written by Hands Off Venezuela   
Friday, 29 June 2007 09:07

This statement has been signed by the most important representatives of the Greek trade union and left wing organisations, including Manolis Glezos a hero of the Anti-Nazi movement in Europe (1941-45), who at the age of 19 in 1941 removed, with danger to his own life, the Nazi flag from the Acropolis - Parthenon.

 
The state of freedom of the press in Venezuela Print E-mail
Written by Pablo Roldan - Hands Off Venezuela London   
Wednesday, 20 June 2007 10:34
This lengthy article looks at every detail of how the media behaved before, during and after the failed 2002 coup in Venezuela. It leaves absolutely no doubt about the undemocratic nature of the private media in Venezuela and also points the accusing finger at the media internationally.
 
[VIDEO] Al Jazeera discusses media coverage of RCTV story Print E-mail
Written by Hands Off Venezuela   
Friday, 15 June 2007 10:49
Al Jazeera's programme The Listening Post discussed the media coverage of the RCTV story. Debaters included Pablo Navarrete, HOV's Jorge Martin and a representative of RSF.
 
Chavez and RCTV - Tilting the balance against 'the bad guy' Print E-mail
Written by Media Lens - www.medialens.org   
Friday, 15 June 2007 09:23
Media Lens, "Correcting for the distorted vision of the corporate media", has published an interesting article on the role of the media in their reporting of the recent non-renewal of the RCTV license. We are republishing it here.
 
How the “serious media” around the world is helping the reactionary oligarchy in Venezuela Print E-mail
Written by Pablo Roldan - Hands Off Venezuela London   
Thursday, 14 June 2007 10:09
In the recent period we have been bombarded by a barrage of media coverage claiming that Venezuela under Chavez is moving towards some form of dictatorship. Behind all this lies their desire to see an end to the revolution unfolding in Venezuela.
 
Youtube and Antena 3 TV censor Bolivarian videos Print E-mail
Written by Hands Off Venezuela   
Wednesday, 13 June 2007 11:05
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 Print E-mail
Written by Hands Off Venezuela   
Tuesday, 05 June 2007 05:31
"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."
 
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