What to do with Radio and TV Martí?
The entire structure, programming, and concept of news transmission underpinning Radio and TV Martí needs a complete overhaul.
The entire structure, programming, and concept of news transmission underpinning Radio and TV Martí needs a complete overhaul.
Too often, U.S. and international coverage of the region falls into manic poles when covering the political and economic fortunes of the region. In reality, the developments in Latin America—and U.S. responses to them—are both more granular and more nuanced than the way the region is portrayed, even in respectable media.
While all attention at the Summit of the Americas—where the President was en route—was understandably, if somewhat predictably, drawn to Cuba’s historic presence at the Summit and the anticipated conduct of Venezuela’s President Maduro when he met President Obama, the attention given to LGBT rights was historic as well.
The April 2015 Summit of the Americas should be Washington’s big chance to make nice with Cuba. But the clumsy handling of Venezuela has made enemies.