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Category Archives: The Media
AVN foils Google’s evil plan (Updated)
Venezuelan State news agency AVN is apparently angry. But why? Is it because of the toilet paper shortage? Or perhaps because of recent events of violence in Cojedes State? No, and no. According to this report, the evil search engine … Continue reading
Posted in In Other News, Nicolas Maduro, The Media
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The victim of my rant of the day: the Associated Press
Clever use of puns aside (“Venezuela hopes to wipe out toilet paper shortage by importing 50m rolls,” chuckle chuckle), I have a small beef to raise about this AP story, reprinted by The Guardian and, most likely, hundreds of other … Continue reading
Posted in The Economy, The Media
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Communicational hegemony vs. copyright
Because using music of a videogame as the soundtrack for a cadena nacional wasn’t enough, State TV channel VTV decided to use “Detalles”, one of the greatest hits of Brazilian singer Roberto Carlos in this TV spot to show Nicolas … Continue reading
Posted in Chavismo, In Other News, The Media
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Things I learned watching last night’s cadena (UPDATED)
Last night’s cadena nacional presenting the regime’s “evidence” that the opposition is to blame for getting their faces kicked in at the National Assembly is the stuff of legend. Here’s the belief-beggaring goebbelsian job: Here’s what I’m thinking as I see this: … Continue reading
Posted in Chavismo, Diosdado Cabello, Politics, The Media
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Another day, another questionable report
Just when the smear about alleged attacks to CDI-clinics around the country has been proven false by multiple sources (including independent human rights NGO Provea), State media made public a brand new case. Health Minister Maria Eugenia Sader has accused … Continue reading
Posted in In Other News, Presidential Election, The Media
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Ad War Update: wrapping things up
The briefest campaign in Venezuelan history has come to an end, and here are some of the last minute ads launched by the contenders. We begin with an ad for another presidential candidate that isn’t Capriles, Maduro or even Pastor … Continue reading
La cara pública del fracaso de Capriles
Si Henrique Capriles termina perdiendo este domingo – tal como predicen muchas encuestas – vamos a tener que comenzar a buscar culpables. Yo voy a comenzar por una: la jefa de prensa del Comando Simón Bolívar, Ana María Fernández. Durante … Continue reading
Posted in Henrique Capriles, Politics, The Media
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Ad War Update: reaching the endgame
With two days of official campaign left, the candidates are rushing to make the most with the little time they have left. This is also visible on the airwaves and the inter-tubes. Henrique Capriles Radonski wanted his commercials to play … Continue reading
Ad War Update: one week to go
The shortest presidential campaign in Venezuelan history is now underway in the streets, on the airwaves and also on the inter-tubes. Let’s have a look: With footage of his rallies as background, Henrique Capriles attacks the results of the de … Continue reading
Ad War Update: pre-campaña ends, official campaign begins
With the official campaign now upon us, what’s left of the pre-campaña is online: The Maduro campaign is going big on the figure of the comandante supremo. Here, his presence is dialed up to 11 for dramatic effect: But they … Continue reading
Ad War Update: “pre-campaña” edition
As Emiliana already told us, we’re not officially in campaign yet (it starts on April 2nd) but still the electioneering is in full swing as part of the pre-campaña. Out on the Internet, both camps have released their first ads. Nicolás … Continue reading
“Aló Presidente” Forever
The final edition of Aló Presidente was broadcasted on January 29th, 2012, and the iconic weekly TV show, once described as The Realest Reality TV Show in the World, was one of Hugo Chávez’s best known trademarks. Now, the best bits … Continue reading
Posted in Chavismo, In Other News, Nicolas Maduro, The Media
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When the inalienable is unviable
“We are unviable economically because our earnings no longer cover our costs. We can’t even raise [employee] salaries enough to compensate for inflation and devaluation. We are unviable politically because because we are in a country that is totally polarized, … Continue reading
“Intención Obligada de Venta”, or Orwellianismo Endógeno
Leopoldo Castillo – the flagship anchor for Globovisión, Venezuela’s last remaining critical TV station – has just confirmed rumors of Globovision being sold out of the Zuloaga family’s control and into what we presume is a government-aligned investors. Globovisión VP … Continue reading
Posted in The Media
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Juan Domingo Wolf-in-Cordero’s Clothing?
Twitter is abuzz with rumors that the guy who’s just bought a controlling stake in the opposition news channel Globovision, an insurance magnate by the name of José Domingo Cordero, is a fully paid up member of the bolibourgeoisie. I don’t know … Continue reading
