Mission to Caracas

On December 29 Hugo Chávez, President of Venezuela, recently
re-elected with a whopping 61 percent of the vote, announced his intention
not to renew the broadcast license of Radio Caracas Televisión
(RCTV), whose concession will expire in May. "They better go packing,"
he said, adding lest he be misunderstood, "Start turning your equipment
off." Full Story »

Posted by David Patterson
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Subjects: Business, Media
Topics: Media Ownership
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Posted by: Posted by David Patterson - Feb 18, 2007 - 6:38 AM PST
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Kevin Doyle Jones
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by Kevin Doyle Jones - Oct. 1, 2008

brief intro is ok, but the full text of the article is only open to people who pay to subscribe to The Nation, at least through the link provided on newstrust.net

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Jake Johansen
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by Jake Johansen - Oct. 1, 2008

I agree with others -- it makes no sense to put password-protected articles on NewsTrust.

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andrew lenz
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by andrew lenz - Oct. 1, 2008

It is hard to say much about an article that requires subscription for a full read. I question why it is at NewsTrust when it is unavailable for contemplation or review. It might have been very interesting.

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David Patterson
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by David Patterson - Oct. 1, 2008

Article wants to give Chavez the benefit of the doubt on assuming state control of Media.

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