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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)

How Financial Times’ Limited Sources Compromised its Venezuela Coverage Print E-mail
Written by Justin Delacour - Venezuelanalysis.com   
Wednesday, 18 April 2007 06:18
With the recent departure of Financial Times correspondent Andrew Webb-Vidal from his post in Caracas, now is as good a time as ever to review Webb-Vidal’s partisan and sometimes erroneous coverage, in hopes that the Financial Times will turn over a new leaf in its future reporting of the country.
 
British Journalists Pledge Support for Venezuela's Bolivarian Revolution Print E-mail
Written by Charley Allan - Hands Off Venezuela   
Saturday, 14 April 2007 10:26
Britain's journalists pledged support yesterday for the Bolivarian Revolution with a near-unanimous vote to "build solidarity with the new progressive media in Venezuela, such as Vive, Telesur, Avila, Aporrea, VenezuelAnalysis and Diario Vea."
 
Telecom Minister: New Channel Will Be First True Public TV in Venezuela Print E-mail
Written by Venezuelanalysis.com   
Tuesday, 03 April 2007 06:12
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.
 
[Media Watch] Victory against Canadian media bias on Venezuela Print E-mail
Written by Hands Off Venezuela Canada   
Wednesday, 14 March 2007 06:21
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.
 
[Media Watch] No freedom for the media in Venezuela? Print E-mail
Written by Hands Off Venezuela   
Thursday, 01 February 2007 08:29
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.
 
[Media Watch] Reply to Peter Preston of The Observer Print E-mail
Written by Hands Off Venezuela   
Friday, 19 January 2007 09:39
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.
 
[Media Watch] There is no repression of the media in Venezuela Print E-mail
Written by Charley Allan - Hands Off Venezuela   
Monday, 04 December 2006 01:04
"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
 
[Media Watch] Responses to Journalist magazine article Print E-mail
Written by Charley Allan - Hands Off Venezuela   
Thursday, 23 November 2006 04:16
In July, NUJ magazine the Journalist, which is distributed to all members of the union, printed an article about Chávez's visit to London. Partly in response to this piece, journalist Nigel Fountain wrote an article for the October issue which was steeped in propaganda against Chávez and the Bolivarian revolution. This generated numerous letters of complaint.
 
[Media Watch] An exchange of letters in the Guardian Print E-mail
Written by Hands Off Venezuela   
Wednesday, 04 October 2006 10:23
Former Miss Venezuela Cristal Montañez wrote an anti-Chavez letter to the Guardian which prompted a quick reply by Hands Off Venezuela. 
 
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