U.S. Policy
by Andrew Kennis
Jul 15 2008
Listening to accounts by the U.S. news media and to the public postures taken by the Bush administration, one would think that there is no freedom of expression in Venezuela. The impression most U.S. citizens have is that the media is virtually under direct state control. Independent reporting, free from the government’s fiery rhetoric, has been noticeably absent. A careful and sober account of Venezuelan media that focuses on the most basic and uncontroversial facts of what constitutes the Venezuelan media today has been non-existent in mainstream U.S.
by Kathryn Ledebur
Jun 24 2008
Apparently, Miami is a parallel universe where reality can be distorted with impunity. It's hard to know where to begin a critique of this June 17 Miami Herald editorial. Although the protest was tense, this manipulative account is unforgivable. Eduardo Gamarra also grossly distorts the background leading up to the protests.
Inaccuracies and response:
by Alejandro Reuss
Mar 27 2008
On February 25, Sen.
by Aviva Chomsky
Mar 5 2008
Reflecting on Cuba’s Fidel Castro stepping down from power in February, U.S. newspapers relied on several worn-out themes and stereotypes that disparage Castro, gloss over U.S. aggression against Cuba, and idealize capitalism. News articles on Cuba often promote these themes and stereotypes through assumption, suggestion, and innuendo, blithely ignoring investigation, analysis, or evidence.
