Freedom of Propaganda
Quico says: “Chávez has been blessed with great enemies: they’re so hard to defend” my friend replies when I express my distaste about RCTV chief Marcel Granier’s elevation...
Francisco Toro
Quico Toro is the founder of Caracas Chronicles.
Is there an Emmy for irony?
Quico says: Check out CNN’s package on RCTV. It’s a good, hard hitting piece…with one colossal, deliciously suggestive blunder. Notice the footage they show as they explain that...
Doing Orwell proud
Quico says: One of the most striking aspects of the RCTV Shut-Down episode has been the scale of the rhetorical U-Turn involved. These days, with regime apologists arguing...
"The principle of the impartiality of the state"?! Whassat??!
The European Parliament says: A. whereas media pluralism and freedom of expression are an indispensable pillar of democracy, B. whereas media freedom is of primary importance for democracy...
VIO School of Hackery and Hucksterism
Quico says: So this memo made its way to my inbox… PRESS ADVISORY / BOOKING MEMOCONTACT: MEGAN MORRISSEYMAY 22, 2007TEL: 202-347-8081 X602 – [email protected] VENEZUELA’S RCTV CAUSES CONTROVERSY...
Vivanco gets it
Katy says: Human Rights Watch came out with a statement today blasting the Chávez government for shutting down RCTV, Venezuela’s oldest and most critical TV network. One of...
An (dis)empowerment proxy
Quico says: Empowerment. Chavismo gives the poor the tools they need to gain mastery over their own lives, to realize the possibilities open to them and to seize...
The Paradox of Politization
Quico says: Chávez has politicized everything. But chavismo is scared of politics. Chavismo dramatically expands the political domain, injecting politics into every nook and crevice of daily life....
Real appreciation for dummies
Quico says: Economists are constantly going on about the bolivar’s “overvaluation,” about the horrors of “real appreciation,” and the way it “erodes competitiveness in the manufacturing sector.” This...
Hey Hugo, spare a thought for this kid
Katy says: Blogging is an interesting hobby. Sometimes it’s hard to get worked about about anything in particular, but other times, some new development causes such indignation that...
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