Argentine journalism school honors Hugo Chavez for service to 'people's communication'

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Argentine journalism school honors Hugo Chavez for service to 'people's communication'
By MICHAEL WARREN , Associated Press
Last update: March 29, 2011 - 11:55 AM

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Hugo Chavez is getting a journalism award in Argentina.

The Venezuelan leader regularly clashes with critical media, but the University of La Plata is giving him its Rodolfo Walsh Prize on Tuesday for what it describes as his work giving people without a voice access to the airwaves and newspapers.

Chavez's government has bankrolled the growth of the Telesur network, providing a state-funded alternative to privately financed broadcast stations across Latin America.

He met Tuesday with his ally President Cristina Fernandez, who is trying to transform Argentina's communications industry through a law that would break up media monopolies and force cable TV providers to include channels run by unions, Indians and activist groups.

The two presidents also plan to sign commercial accords dealing with food, transport and energy, and to visit a state-run factory where Argentina will build ships for Venezuela's oil industry.

Read more: http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/118846074.html

[Billy Burnett]

1. !

:popcorn:

[COLGATE4]

2. The annual meeting of the Mutual Admiration Society

[Judi Lynn]

3. Argentine journalism school honors Hugo Chavez for service to 'people's communication'

Source: Associated Press

Argentine journalism school honors Hugo Chavez for service to 'people's communication'
By MICHAEL WARREN , Associated Press
Last update: March 29, 2011 - 11:55 AM

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Hugo Chavez is getting a journalism award in Argentina.

The Venezuelan leader regularly clashes with critical media, but the University of La Plata is giving him its Rodolfo Walsh Prize on Tuesday for what it describes as his work giving people without a voice access to the airwaves and newspapers.

Chavez's government has bankrolled the growth of the Telesur network, providing a state-funded alternative to privately financed broadcast stations across Latin America.

He met Tuesday with his ally President Cristina Fernandez, who is trying to transform Argentina's communications industry through a law that would break up media monopolies and force cable TV providers to include channels run by unions, Indians and activist groups.

The two presidents also plan to sign commercial accords dealing with food, transport and energy, and to visit a state-run factory where Argentina will build ships for Venezuela's oil industry.


Read more: http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/118846074.html

[Mnemosyne]

4. Go Hugo! K&R for a true humanitarian leader. n/t

[robcon]

5. Way to go Hugo! Shut down an opposition TV network, and get an award!

He's a great communicator when the opposition cannot get on the air.

[rabs]

6. Well, at least Hugo

Has not been awarded a Nobel Peace Prize, then plunged his country into a war, er, into a no-fly, no-drive ...

[Judi Lynn]

7. Post that link to your source. It would be helpful. n/t

[roody]

9. Did you read the article?

[Vidar]

8. Bravo, Hugo! Glad to know the the people have a strong advocate somewhere, unlike

in the benighted US.

[Peace Patriot]

10. The Chavez government's actions have ENHANCED free speech, not curtailed it.

And this is something that our corpo/fascist media moguls and other anti-Chavez propagandists don't want you to know.

The truth is the OPPOSITE of their propaganda that Chavez is anti-free speech. Fatcat corporate media moguls are the ones who harm free speech. What Chavez and his government are doing is very similar in goals to the Fairness Doctrine that we once had here. The essence of the Fairness Doctrine is that TV/radio broadcast airwaves belong to the public and, to EARN THE PRIVILEGE of using them, business corporations must provide public service, including the provision of politicalyl neutral news broadcasts, BALANCED political discussion, the requirement of equal time for opposing political views (if the corporations express their views) and public service programming, such as covering entire political conventions (not just selective bits) and other public events. The Fairness Doctrine also opposes media monopolies. Public ownership of the airwaves is still on the books in most countries, but in the U.S. it has become a dickless regulatory system since the Reagan era. We require NOTHING of these media conglomerates in exchange for using OUR airwaves.

The Chavez government has attempted to provide BALANCE, not by requiring "equal time" and so forth, but by providing alternative news/opinion broadcasts, for instance with Telesur, and a social responsibility law (that would make it illegal, for instance, for a broadcaster to participate in a coup d'etat against the elected government, as RCTV did) and also by being outspoken about his views, and spending time on TV himself talking to people and addressing issues, including criticizing Venezuela's rancid rightwing media corporations.

The Associated Pukes say, "The Venezuelan leader regularly clashes with critical media...". Well, why shouldn't he? Doesn't he have a right to an opinion?

Interestingly--something the Associate Pukes, et al, will never tell you in articles on this issue--RCTV, an active participant in the 2002 coup attempt, FORBADE members of Chavez's ELECTED government to speak on TV after Chavez was kidnapped.

These fuckers don't believe in "free speech." They believe in CORPORATE speech--and nobody else gets to to speak.

If we ever get rid of the corporate-run, 'TRADE SECRET' voting machines, and start being able to elect real representatives of the public interest again, the next thing we should do is restore the Fairness Doctrine!