Wednesday, October 19, 2011

[CE]: Anti-government T.V. channel find in Venezuela

        Venezuelan government fined Globovision 2.6 million dollars for some coverage they produced on prison riots. Globovision was the last anti-government channel remaining. The fine on Globovision was imposed by Conatels'  telecommunications regulator. Apparently, Globovision's coverage on "The Rodeo Prison Riots"  was said to have caused "hate and intolerance" and brought about anxiety in the public. Vice-President of Globovision said that the fine will lead the company's collapse because the company cannot afford to pay the huge fine. Globovisions said they plan to fight the issue in court accusing them of violation of press.
         The majority owner of the company Guillerom Zuloaga, who recently fled the year before for an arrest warrant, accuses the Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez of vendetta. I completely agree and believe that the fine was scheme that the government planned to bankrupt the remaining anti-government channel, Globovision.  In fact, in 2010 RCTV, another opposing  station was forced off cable and satelite stations for unmentioned reasons in the article. Could this have been planned by the government? I sure think so. The government saw them as a threat and had to get rid of them before it revealed and damaged them. The government likes to control everything, including what is said. They're job is to keep the public uninformed and ignorant of things occuring around them. The government ensures that people are not taught things that they shouldn't know. So that's why I think they planned this. They waitied for something that was worth accusing and they made their move. I hope that the media is able to fight this in court and remain employed.

2 comments:

  1. Censorship is a slippery slope...I agree with you here.

    Where is this story from, though? Got a link?

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