Tag Archives: Globovision

Frogs Inside the Globovisión Pot Agree: “The water’s only the teensiest bit warm here, come swim!”

Posted on May 6, 2013 by

Following the sale of Globovision, the last remaining critical TV broadcaster in Venezuela, to (reputedly) regime-connected investors, there was widespread fear in the opposition that a new and aggressively chavista editorial line would be imposed on the station. And so … Continue reading →

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Juan Domingo Wolf-in-Cordero’s Clothing?

Posted on March 10, 2013 by

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 →

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We always knew this day would come…

Posted on February 21, 2013 by

And so, as long expected, the government has decided to shut down the last remaining opposition broadcaster: Globovision. And as long surmised, the decision is to be implemented not with tanks or a militia platoon, but via a dry, ostensibly … Continue reading →

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The Overkill Evening News

Posted on April 11, 2011 by

I was kind of shocked to read in a Globovision.com note that the IMF had said, in its latest World Economic Outlook Report, that Venezuela’s “hyperinflation” would speed up in the coming years. After all, hyper-inflation, while not quite a … Continue reading →

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The Underpaid Intern Defense

Posted on April 11, 2011 by

Why, on an episode of Kico Bautista’s Buenas Noches show back in september 2009, did Globovisión start running text messages along the bottom of the screen not even the most hardened gringo imperialist could stand by? Things like “Urgent: Activate the … Continue reading →

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