This week, Latin Pulse
shines a light on the situation for the media in Latin America and threats to
free speech. The program looks at how indigenous groups in Guatemala are
disenfranchised when it comes to running public media outlets. Also, the
program includes a discussion about current state threats to free media and how
media outlets are often now seen as replacing opposition parties in some parts
of the region. The news segment of the program covers the speech of Brazil's
President Dilma Rousseff at the United Nations and how she condemned the United
States for its espionage programs.
The program includes interviews with:
John Dinges of Columbia University; and
Mark Camp of Cultural Survival.
Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell and
Associate Producer: Megan Ekhaml.
(To download or stream this podcast, click here.)
(The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 28 MB.)
podcast
news
Latin America
Venezuela
Dilma Rousseff
United States
Chile
coup
OAS
Brazil
espionage
United Nations
human rights
justice
culture
media
Argentina
Nicaragua
free speech
Bolivia
media repression
indigenous issues
democracy
Ecuador
OAS
coup
Guatemala
radio
justice
legislation
telecommunications
human rights
pirate radio
Central America
minority issues
diplomacy
9/26/13
Latin Pulse: 9.26.2013
Labels:
Argentina,
Bolivia,
Brazil,
Chile,
Coup,
Democracy,
Dilma Rousseff,
Ecuador,
Espionage,
Free Speech,
Guatemala,
Indigenous Issues,
Latin America,
Media,
Nicaragua,
OAS,
Podcast,
Radio,
United States,
Venezuela
9/19/13
Latin Pulse: 9.19.2013
This week, the second anniversary of Latin Pulse has the program looking at a wide variety of topics. Listen in and you can hear discussion of telenovelas, politics, diplomacy, economics, censorship, human rights, and corruption. The program also covers plenty of geographic territory, including discussion of Venezuela, Cuba, Mexico, Costa Rica, Honduras, and Chile. The program includes out-takes from previous programs and selections from the favorite interviews of the audience. The news segment of the program covers the postponement this week of the U.S.-Brazil summit, due to revelations of U.S. spying on Brazil's president and on the state oil monopoly Petrobras.
The program includes interviews with:
Carolina Acosta-Alzuru of the University of Georgia;
Dan Hellinger of Webster University;
Bill LeoGrande of American University;
Mark Schneider of the International Crisis Group;
Francisco Robles Rivera of Universidad Nacional and Universidad de Costa Rica;
Manuel Suarez-Mier of American University;
Adriana Beltran of the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA); and
Rev. Joe Eldridge of American University.
Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell and
Associate Producer: Megan Ekhaml.
(To download or stream this podcast, click here.)
(The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 28 MB.)
podcast
news
Latin America
Venezuela
Hugo Chavez
Nicolas Maduro
Chile
coup
OAS
elections
politics
corruption
crime
Augusto Pinochet
economics
Michelle Bachelet
human rights
United States
justice
Dilma Rousseff
Brazil
espionage
telenovelas
culture
media
censorship
China
oil
Russia
business
OPEC
Cuba
CELAC
Barack Obama
Edward Snowden
Costa Rica
John Kerry
imperialism
Mexico
Honduras
assassination
torture
The program includes interviews with:
Carolina Acosta-Alzuru of the University of Georgia;
Dan Hellinger of Webster University;
Bill LeoGrande of American University;
Mark Schneider of the International Crisis Group;
Francisco Robles Rivera of Universidad Nacional and Universidad de Costa Rica;
Manuel Suarez-Mier of American University;
Adriana Beltran of the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA); and
Rev. Joe Eldridge of American University.
Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell and
Associate Producer: Megan Ekhaml.
(To download or stream this podcast, click here.)
(The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 28 MB.)
podcast
news
Latin America
Venezuela
Hugo Chavez
Nicolas Maduro
Chile
coup
OAS
elections
politics
corruption
crime
Augusto Pinochet
economics
Michelle Bachelet
human rights
United States
justice
Dilma Rousseff
Brazil
espionage
telenovelas
culture
media
censorship
China
oil
Russia
business
OPEC
Cuba
CELAC
Barack Obama
Edward Snowden
Costa Rica
John Kerry
imperialism
Mexico
Honduras
assassination
torture
Labels:
Barack Obama,
Brazil,
CELAC,
Censorship,
Chile,
Corruption,
Costa Rica,
Cuba,
Economics,
Espionage,
Honduras,
Hugo Chavez,
Human Rights,
Latin America,
Mexico,
Podcast,
Politics,
Telenovelas,
United States,
Venezuela
9/12/13
Latin Pulse: 9.12.2013
Wrapping up a series of special reports on Venezuela, Latin Pulse looks at a variety of topics across the Venezuelan political landscape, including the role of the military, police, crime, human rights, corruption, and economics. The program also includes more discussion of accusations by the Venezuelan government that the United States is involved in economic destabilization of the Venezuelan government. The news segment of the program looks at reaction in Chile to the 40th anniversary this week of the coup by Gen. Augusto Pinochet in both Chile and in Washington, D.C. The program also includes a commentary on Chile.
The program includes in-depth interviews with:
Hugo Perez Hernaiz of Universidad Catolica & Universidad Central de Venezuela; and
George Ciccariello-Maher of Drexel University.
Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell and
Associate Producer: Megan Ekhaml.
(To download or stream this podcast, click here.)
(The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 28 MB.)
podcast
news
Latin America
Venezuela
Hugo Chavez
Nicolas Maduro
Chile
coup
OAS
elections
politics
corruption
crime
Henrique Capriles Radonski
Diosdado Cabello
energy
Augusto Pinochet
sabotage
shortages
economics
military
police
socialism
Michelle Bachelet
Sebastian Pinera
human rights
United States
justice
The program includes in-depth interviews with:
Hugo Perez Hernaiz of Universidad Catolica & Universidad Central de Venezuela; and
George Ciccariello-Maher of Drexel University.
Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell and
Associate Producer: Megan Ekhaml.
(To download or stream this podcast, click here.)
(The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 28 MB.)
podcast
news
Latin America
Venezuela
Hugo Chavez
Nicolas Maduro
Chile
coup
OAS
elections
politics
corruption
crime
Henrique Capriles Radonski
Diosdado Cabello
energy
Augusto Pinochet
sabotage
shortages
economics
military
police
socialism
Michelle Bachelet
Sebastian Pinera
human rights
United States
justice
9/5/13
Latin Pulse: 9.06.2013
Coming remotely from Caracas, Venezuela, this week Latin Pulse focuses on the prospects for the government of President Nicolas Maduro and issues of free speech in the country. The program features the views of a Venezuelan journalist and a political expert. The discussion ranges from government pressure on the media to the differing political currents in post-Chavez Venezuela and what lies ahead for the politically polarized country. The program also includes discussion of corruption in Venezuela. The news segment of the program covers the passage of major educational reforms in Mexico.
The program includes in-depth interviews with:
Jesus Alberto Yajure of Cadena Capriles; and
Alejandro Velasco of New York University.
Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell
Associate Producer: Curt Devine and
Writer: Megan Ekhaml.
(To download or stream this podcast, click here.)
(The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 28 MB.)
podcast
news
Latin America
Venezuela
Hugo Chavez
Nicolas Maduro
Mexico
education
reforms
media
free speech
censorship
coup
violence
Diosdado Cabello
violence
elections
politics
corruption crime
Enrique Pena Nieto
Henrique Capriles Radonski
oil
democracy
authoritarianism
The program includes in-depth interviews with:
Jesus Alberto Yajure of Cadena Capriles; and
Alejandro Velasco of New York University.
Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell
Associate Producer: Curt Devine and
Writer: Megan Ekhaml.
(To download or stream this podcast, click here.)
(The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 28 MB.)
podcast
news
Latin America
Venezuela
Hugo Chavez
Nicolas Maduro
Mexico
education
reforms
media
free speech
censorship
coup
violence
Diosdado Cabello
violence
elections
politics
corruption crime
Enrique Pena Nieto
Henrique Capriles Radonski
oil
democracy
authoritarianism
Labels:
Censorship,
Corruption,
Coup,
Crime,
Diosdado Cabello,
Education,
Elections,
Free Speech,
Henrique Capriles Radonski,
Hugo Chavez,
Latin America,
Media,
Mexico,
Nicolas Maduro,
Podcast,
Politics,
Venezuela,
Violence
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