The media war on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro escalates Archived Message Posted by johnhol on February 6, 2019, 11:39 pm Extract: Pro-democracy campaigners and press-freedom groups have warned that media bias promoting the Venezuelan opposition — led by outlets including the BBC and the Guardian — is designed to play a role in undermining Mr Maduro’s government and legitimising the attempted coup. BBC international correspondent Orla Guerin came under fire on Saturday for stating that the pro-government demonstration in Caracas was “suspiciously large” as hundreds of thousands took to the streets in support of Mr Maduro. The one-sided news segment carried interviews with pro-opposition supporters and showed footage of Mr Guaido speaking from a platform adorned with a US flag. Ms Guerin said that the BBC could not attend both demonstrations as they were held at the same time, indicating the state broadcaster had prioritised Mr Guaido’s demonstration, which was framed as “a moment of history.” Russian media organisation Sputnik and Venezuela-based outlet Telesur were refused accreditation for a press conference held in Canada by the Lima group of mainly right-wing regional countries opposed to Mr Maduro. The media organisations, deemed to be supportive of the Venezuelan government, were not given a reason for being banned from the meeting in Ottawa but were told their applications had been refused by the government. A total of 1,196 Twitter accounts based in Venezuela suspected of attempting to “influence domestic audiences” were purged and a further 764 accounts deleted last week, though the social-media giant admitted it had no proof that the accounts were linked to Mr Maduro’s government. “We are unable to definitively tie the accounts located in Venezuela to information operations of a foreign government against another country,” a Twitter statement read. Full article: https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/b/the-media-war-on-venezuelan-president-nicolas-maduro-escalates Message Thread: The media war on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro escalates - johnhol February 6, 2019, 11:39 pm Amazing admission by Twitco - Thomas Newfield February 7, 2019, 11:17 am Re: The media war on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro escalates - brooks February 7, 2019, 1:16 pm Re: The media war on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro escalates - spike February 7, 2019, 3:22 pm What do you of the comment left under joe's article belo? - Adamski February 7, 2019, 9:55 pm   Searching