Posts Tagged ‘globovision’
March 15th, 2012
Venezuelan TV channel Globovisión have
been accused of hiring paramilitary men to be involved in armed stand-offs on 10 March, resulting in two deaths. Members of armed group Colectivo La Piedrita went to the offices of Globovisión to accuse the station of hiring paramilitaries to ”promote violence” and blame them for the deaths of two former members of the group. Appearing with the hearses of the deceased group members, Colectivo demanded authorities investigate the deaths. The group also accused “Ultimas Noticias” newspaper of engaging in a “terrorist-media campaign” operating via social networks.
March 7th, 2012
A team of Globovisión journalists
were attacked by supporters of President Hugo Chávez in
Venezuela on Sunday. The journalists were covering an opposition political rally when assailants wearing red shirts associated with Chávez supporters threatened them with guns and stole their equipment. The march by opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles Radonski had previously been interuppted by armed men who fired weapons in an apparent effort to break up the rally. The footage recorded by the staff from Globovisión, Venezuela’s last critical TV news station, was stolen by the attackers, along with a camera, microphone, and radios.
July 22nd, 2010
Hugo Chavez’s government has taken control of a
45.8 per cent share of its biggest critic, Globovison. President Chavez has been
involved in various actions against
the independent press in the past. Since the acquiring the shares Chavez has declared that the Venezuelan government is in a position to
nominate a member of the board of directors. The President of Globovision, Guillermo Zuloaga, currently faces arrest in Venezuela and resides in Miami. In response to the news he declared that
Globovision will stay critical of the Chavez regime.
August 4th, 2009
Hugo Chavez has opened new fronts in his assault on independent media, says Daniel Duquenal
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June 25th, 2009
Steps taken by the government to remove Globovisión’s free-to-air licence poses a fresh threat to the country’s independent media. Daniel Duquenal reports
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June 8th, 2009
A Venezuelan minister in Hugo Chavez’s government has announced plans to regulate cable subscription stations, saying the state would be “strict and severe” demonstrating this by fining opposition network Globovisión $2.3 million US dollars. Read more
here
February 14th, 2008
Venezuelan Attorney General Luisa Ortega Díaz has been asked to investigate independent TV station Globovision, after allegations it had “undermined” President Hugo Chavez by broadcasting a news report that showed him chewing coca leaves.
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