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Suspension of 4 TV Channels Lifted

Jan 29th 2010

Venezuela’s National Telecommunications Commission CONATEL has lifted the suspension of four of the television stations that were suspended for failing to comply with Venezuela’s radio and television social responsibility law.

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Venezuela Sanctions Cable Television Channels for Failure to Comply with Media Law

Jan 25th 2010

On Saturday, Venezuela’s National Telecommunications Commission (CONATEL) temporarily closed six national cable television channels for failure to comply with the country’s Law on Social Responsibility in Radio and Television.

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Venezuela Applies Media Social Responsibility Law to Cable Channels

Jan 22nd 2010

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Diosdado Cabello (YVKE)

On Thursday, Venezuela’s National Tele- communications Commission released a list of cable television companies that will be subject to the Law on Social Responsibility in Radio and Television.

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Announcing Venezuela’s First and Only English Language Newspaper, Correo del Orinoco International

Jan 22nd 2010

This Friday, Venezuela celebrates the launching of its first and only English language newspaper, the Correo del Orinoco International. While in the past other English-language publications have existed, none remain in circulation today, and no others have been created during the Bolivarian Revolution.

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Venezuelan Community Media Workers Hold Counter Summit to IAPA

Sep 22nd 2009

Journalist Gonzalo Gomez at the counter-summit (Iván Ordoñez)
Journalists, reporters and media workers representing independent, alternative, community and public media from across Latin America met in Caracas in a counter-summit to protest the so-called "Emergency Forum on Freedom of Speech" that was organized by the Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) and the Venezuelan Press Bloc over September 18-19.

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Venezuela’s Globovision to be Investigated Over Calls for a Coup D’État

Sep 8th 2009

CONATEL chief Diodado Cabello, Monday (VTV)
The national director of Venezuela's telecommunications agency announced on Monday that a request has been lodged with the Attorney General's Office to open a criminal investigation into private television station, Globovision, for broadcasting calls for a coup d'état and for the assassination of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.

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Chavez Attends Venice Premiere of Oliver Stone’s Venezuela, South America Film

Sep 8th 2009

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (left) shakes hands with director Oliver Stone (VTV)
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez walked the red carpet alongside film director Oliver Stone on Monday at the Venice Film Festival for the premiere of Stone's documentary, "South of the Border," which features interviews with Chavez and several other progressive leaders in South America.

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New National Progressive Newspaper Goes to Print in Venezuela

Sep 2nd 2009

On Sunday the first edition of the new progressive national newspaper, the Correo del Orinoco (Orinoco Post) came out. The colour, tabloid paper of 23 pages will be daily and cost 1 bolivar (US$ 0.45), and aim to provide realistic coverage of the processes of change in Venezuela, said its editor, Vanessa Davies.

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Venezuelan National Assembly Discusses Combating Media Terrorism

Aug 6th 2009

Attorney General Luisa Ortega Diaz (VTV)
In response to private international and national media claims that Venezuela is discussing a media law which denies freedom of expression and punishes journalists, National Assembly members said that no such law proposal exists, only a discussion around how to combat the "media dictatorship" and "media terrorism."

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Venezuelan Government Arrests Suspect in Attack on Globovision Television Station

Aug 4th 2009

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez announced on Tuesday that suspect Lina Ron had been arrested for her presumed participation in a tear gas attack on the private television channel Globovision, in La Florida, Caracas on Monday.

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Venezuela to Transfer Private Media Concessions to Community Media

Aug 3rd 2009

National Association of Free and Alternative Community Media call for airwaves to be handed to the people (ANMCLA)
The head of Venezuela's telecommunications agency (CONATEL), and minister of housing and infrastructure, Diosdado Cabello, announced on Saturday the immediate closure of 32 privately owned radio stations and 2 regional television stations, as their broadcast licenses had expired or they had violated regulations. Cabello said the recuperated licenses would be handed over to community media.

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Venezuelan National Assembly Discusses Limits to Concentration of Media Ownership

Jul 10th 2009

"Minister Diosdado Cabello in the National Assembly on Thursday" (ABN)
Venezuelan Public Works and Housing Minister Diosdado Cabello has proposed reforms to the Telecommunications Law that would limit the concentration of private radio and television ownership.

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Venezuelan Opposition Deny Honduran Coup

Jul 1st 2009

Venezuelan private newspaper El Nacional with the headline, “Public Authorities Approve the Dismissal of Zelaya” (VTV)
Venezuelan opposition press, radio and television have adopted a mixed approach towards the coup in Honduras, criticising President Hugo Chavez's involvement in trying to rectify it, defending the currently sworn in president, and justifying the reasons for the coup, whilst portraying the situation in Honduras as peaceful and ignoring the military repression. Chavez accused the opposition of wanting a similar coup in Venezuela, and also of attempting to divide the armed forces.

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Venezuelan Media Workers March, New National Paper Announced

Jun 29th 2009

Marchers celebrate Day of the Journalist in Caracas (ABN)
On Saturday, to mark the Day of the Journalist, media workers both for and against the Venezuelan government marched in separate marches in Caracas. President Hugo Chavez also announced the creation of a new national paper.

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Venezuelan Government Fines Opposition TV Globovision

Jun 6th 2009

The Globovision building in Caracas (Guillermo Ramos Flamerich)
Right wing TV station Globovision must pay over $US 3 million for using unauthorized microwaves and for evading taxes on advertising. Also, its president, Guillermo Zuloaga, was charged yesterday with usury connected to his selling of cars.

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