tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252148456560466396.post308904551930245006..comments2023-06-19T13:17:55.210+00:00Comments on MediaPaL@LSE: The case of Chavez against RCTV (freedom of expression vs. public service broadcasting)Andrew Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08664518896648660120noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252148456560466396.post-52939652572476441442014-02-01T16:38:29.518+00:002014-02-01T16:38:29.518+00:00Being a student you should always remember to coll...Being a student you should always remember to collect diverse sources for and remain stable as <a href="http://allfreepapers.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">that</a> university dissertation is believed to do by all scientists of all times. Learn and teach at the same time while discussing any-what problem or making case study. Underline all strong features and strengthen insufficiency or lack of exactitude when doing a research for you or me on a daily basis.Evalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252148456560466396.post-39367818387488142632007-06-07T22:26:00.000+00:002007-06-07T22:26:00.000+00:00The Venezuelan ambassador in London today had a le...The Venezuelan ambassador in London today had a letter published in <I>The Independent</I> highlighting a point deemed absent from much discussion of this issue- the illegal activities of the RCTV owners. It is printed below.<BR/><BR/>---------------------------<BR/><BR/>TV and civil unrest in Venezuela <BR/><BR/>Sir: Your leading article "A show of intolerance" (30 May), failed to mention that the reason for the non-renewal of the licence of RCTV in Venezuela directly relates to the channel's non-compliance with the law.<BR/><BR/>Public airwaves' licensees should not, indeed, incite political violence and civil unrest. That was precisely what RCTV did when conspiring to bring down the constitutional government, on the occasion of the coup of April 2002, and the active promotion of the oil sabotage of December 2002, which cost the country more than $10bn in losses.<BR/><BR/>John Pilger's new film The War on Democracy (Lionsgate), which will be released in UK cinemas on Friday 15 June, clearly shows the above. Readers of The Independent should see that film and judge for themselves.<BR/><BR/>ALFREDO TORO HARDY<BR/><BR/>VENEZUELAN AMBASSADOR, LONDON SW7<BR/><BR/>------------------------------<BR/><BR/>A trailer for Pilger's film, can be seen <A HREF="http://www.johnpilger.com/" REL="nofollow">here</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252148456560466396.post-58164178454866861192007-06-07T09:25:00.000+00:002007-06-07T09:25:00.000+00:00From today's Guardian, a somewhat onesided (!) pie...From today's Guardian, a somewhat onesided (!) piece by Chavez's biographer alleging that colonialism and racism form the backdrop to the 'class war' in Venezuela exemplified by the RCTV debate. So, self-evidently, the 'langourous' 'long-haired and pulchritudinous young blondes' and their friends are on the wrong side of history:<BR/><BR/>See <A HREF="http://media.guardian.co.uk/broadcast/comment/0,,2097331,00.html" REL="nofollow">The battle over the media is about race as well as class</A>Andrew Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08664518896648660120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252148456560466396.post-70116055752984463052007-06-05T19:42:00.000+00:002007-06-05T19:42:00.000+00:00Thanks to Charlie Beckett for the note that excerp...Thanks to <A HREF="http://www.charliebeckett.org/" REL="nofollow">Charlie Beckett</A> for the note that excerpts from RCTV are now available - and doing well - on <I>YouTube</I> (<A HREF="http://www.charliebeckett.org/?p=166" REL="nofollow">YouTube v Chavez</A>)Andrew Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08664518896648660120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252148456560466396.post-1491166450970598352007-06-05T09:06:00.000+00:002007-06-05T09:06:00.000+00:00...and now in Pakistan:Musharraf closes TV station......and now in Pakistan:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://media.guardian.co.uk/broadcast/story/0,,2095711,00.html" REL="nofollow">Musharraf closes TV stations as democracy calls grow</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252148456560466396.post-86106404072183775692007-06-04T14:42:00.000+00:002007-06-04T14:42:00.000+00:00There's an interesting summary of the pro and anti...There's an interesting summary of the pro and anti arguments on this in the <I>Guardian</I> today: <BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://media.guardian.co.uk/mediaguardian/story/0,,2094447,00.html" REL="nofollow">'This is media war'</A>Andrew Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08664518896648660120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252148456560466396.post-86696515135888041012007-05-31T10:36:00.000+00:002007-05-31T10:36:00.000+00:00Its catching!! Reporters Without Borders have publ...Its catching!! <A HREF="http://www.rsf.org/rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=20" REL="nofollow">Reporters Without Borders</A> have published a <A HREF="http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=22331" REL="nofollow">story</A> reflecting the applications for political asylum of 14 Azerbaijani journalists after their opposition-oriented newspapers were closed down by the governmentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252148456560466396.post-88376687580159287722007-05-31T08:00:00.000+00:002007-05-31T08:00:00.000+00:00There's an interesting article on Latin American l...There's an interesting article on Latin American leftists in <I>Foreign Policy</I>: see <A HREF="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=3805&page=0" REL="nofollow">The Return of the Idiot</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252148456560466396.post-71339762483673095882007-05-30T21:02:00.000+00:002007-05-30T21:02:00.000+00:00For further developments on this story, see the fo...For further developments on this story, see the following news articles:<BR/><BR/>- <I>Guardian</I>: <A HREF="http://media.guardian.co.uk/broadcast/story/0,,2091019,00.html" REL="nofollow">Chávez attacks another private TV channel</A>, 30 May<BR/>- <I>bbc.co.uk</I>: <A HREF="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6699383.stm" REL="nofollow">Second Venezuela TV is under fire</A>Andrew Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08664518896648660120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252148456560466396.post-31428906350288465822007-05-30T19:01:00.000+00:002007-05-30T19:01:00.000+00:00From the Venezuela Information Centre:Leading voic...From the Venezuela Information Centre:<BR/><BR/>Leading voices in Britain call for respect for Venezuelan government's RCTV decision.<BR/><BR/>Prominent figures including Members of Parliament, Nobel Prize for literature winner Harold Pinter, film-maker John Pilger and Tony Benn have called for support for the Venezuelan government's decision not to renew the licence of the RCTV television station. Academics, trade unionists and student leaders also backed the call.<BR/><BR/>In a letter they say that the decision of the "Venezuelan government not to renew the broadcasting licence of RCTV when it expires on May 27 is legitimate given that RCTV has used its access to the public airwaves to repeatedly call for the overthrow of the democratically elected government of President Hugo Chávez" and point out that ''RCTV gave vital practical support'' to the military coup against Hugo Chavez in April 2002.<BR/><BR/>They explain that 'RCTV, far from being silenced, is being allowed to continue broadcasting by satellite and cable' and ask people to "Imagine the consequences if the BBC or ITV were found to be part of a coup against the government," and urges Venezuela to be given "the same consideration."<BR/><BR/>The letter and a number of its signatories appeared in The Guardian newspaper (26 May). The letter and its signatories are below:<BR/><BR/>We believe that the decision of the Venezuelan government not to renew the broadcasting licence of RCTV when it expires on May 27 is legitimate given that RCTV has used its access to the public airwaves to repeatedly call for the overthrow of the democratically elected government of President Hugo Chávez. <BR/><BR/>RCTV gave vital practical support to the overthrow of Venezuela's elected government in April 2002 in which at least 13 people were killed. In the 47 hours that the coup plotters held power, they overturned much of Venezuela's democratic constitution - closing down the elected national assembly, the Supreme Court and other state institutions.<BR/><BR/>RCTV exhorted the public to take to the streets and overthrow the government and also colluded with the coup by deliberately misrepresenting what was taking place, and then conducting a news blackout. Its production manager, Andrés Izarra, who opposed the coup, immediately resigned so as not to become an accomplice.<BR/><BR/>This is not a case of censorship. In Venezuela more than 90% of the media is privately owned and virulently opposed to the Chávez government. RCTV, far from being silenced, is being allowed to continue broadcasting by satellite and cable. <BR/><BR/>In Venezuela, as in Britain, TV stations must adhere to laws and regulations governing what they can broadcast. Imagine the consequences if the BBC or ITV were found to be part of a coup against the government. Venezuela deserves the same consideration.<BR/><BR/>Yours,<BR/><BR/>. Tariq Ali,<BR/>. Tony Benn,<BR/>. Colin Burgon MP,<BR/>. Julia Buxton, academic,<BR/>. Ruyuyyah Collector, Black Students' Officer, National Union of Students,<BR/>. Jeremy Corbyn MP,<BR/>. Jon Cruddas MP,<BR/>. Megan Dobney, Regional Secretary, SERTUC<BR/>. Billy Hayes, General Secretary, CWU,<BR/>. Gordon Hutchison, Secretary, Venezuela Information Centre,<BR/>. Kelvin Hopkins MP,<BR/>. Chris Martin, Director, The War on Democracy<BR/>. Joni McDougall, International Solidarity Officer, GMB,<BR/>. Gerry Morrissey, General Secretary, BECTU (Broadcasting Entertainment Cinematograph and Theatre Union)<BR/>. Kaveh Moussavi, Head of the Public Interest Law Programme at University of Oxford's Centre for Socio-Legal Studies.<BR/>. John Pilger,<BR/>. Harold Pinter <BR/>. Professor Jonathan Rosenhead, LSE,<BR/>. Keith Sonnet, Deputy General Secretary, UNISON,<BR/>. Hugh O'Shaughnessy, writer and journalist,<BR/>. Rod Stoneman, Executive Producer, The Revolution Will Not Be Televised,<BR/>. Jon Trickett MP,<BR/>. Gemma Tumelty, President, National Union of Students,<BR/>. Cllr Salma Yaqoob.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252148456560466396.post-15936001832112640502007-05-25T20:34:00.000+00:002007-05-25T20:34:00.000+00:00The Guardian carried a story this week on precisel...The <I>Guardian</I> carried a story this week on precisely this issue in Venezuela, although the subs have perhaps underplayed its importance - see <A HREF="http://media.guardian.co.uk/broadcast/story/0,,2085954,00.html" REL="nofollow">Chávez silences critical TV station - and robs the people of their soaps</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com