Journalists persecuted, no rights in Nicaragua, Cuba and Venezuela
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The attacks are generated by authoritarian governments, to impose “a single narrative”, with no room for criticism
4 mayo, 2021
Media managers across Latin America see common patterns in the recent spate of attacks on journalists and the media. Throughout the region, these attacks are generated by authoritarian governments wanting to impose “a single narrative”. The aim is to establish an environment where there’s no room for criticism or any other version except the official one.
These were the conclusions of Luz Mely Reyes, during the Fourteenth annual Ibero-American Colloquium on Digital Journalism. Luz Reyes is the cofounder and director of
UK funds communication programs against Venezuela
UK funds communication programs against Venezuela
Caracas, Jan 7 (Prensa Latina) The UK government illegally financed the Efecto Cocuyo website to undermine and destabilize Venezuela, national media released on Thursday. According to a report by Globovision TV, which provides details of a study originally issued by the British media Daily Maverick (or Declassified-UK), the Venezuelan website was hired for one million dollars to act as a mercenary of journalism.
The aforementioned report reveals that for a long time the UK has financed projects to bolster alleged independent investigative journalism in Latin America to undermine foreign leaders and political movements considered a threat to British business interests.
Foundation’s country representative sympathised with armed coup attempt in the country
As Venezuela’s political crisis continues, the UK government has initiated a new project promoting investigative journalism in Latin America which furtively covers Venezuela.
The project, launched last summer and intended to “influence” the media agenda in the country, follows a long history of the British government using journalism as an influencing tool. It raises suspicions that it aims to help remove the leftist government of Venezuela president Nicolás Maduro.
In a separate programme, the Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD), a majority UK-government funded organisation, has spent over £750,000 to “strengthen democracy” in Venezuela since 2016, according to documents obtained by
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