TV Channel Launched to Counter ‘Hegemony’
From Times Wire Reports
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez launched a new Latin American TV channel to fight what his government called “cultural imperialism” from U.S. and European media.
Telesur, formed by the governments of Venezuela, Argentina, Cuba and Uruguay, began transmissions with round-table commentary from the station’s officials and an advisory board of international leftist intellectuals.
The venture, financed by Venezuela, aims to provide a Latin American perspective, promote diversity and counter what its creators call the “hegemony” of commercial networks.
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