Rosa Elizalde

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Rosa Miriam Elizalde was born in Sancti Spiritus, Cuba in 1966. She is a columnist for the Cuban newspaper Juventud Rebelde and author of several books including Jineteros en la Habana (1997), Flores Desechables:...

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In Venezuela, Reality TV

Rosa Elizalde / Truthdig Jun 9, 2007 Imagine if a U.S. television station not only aired programs criticizing the federal government but went so far as to stage a coup to overthrow the administration. That scenario may be difficult for Americans to imagine, but Venezuelan opposition station RCTV did just that in 2002. Cuban journalist Elizalde takes a look at the Venezuelan media landscape in the aftermath of RCTV's officially mandated shutdown. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )