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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)
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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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