Alan
MacLeod looks at the role of the media in the regime change operation
in Venezuela
by
Alan MacLeod
Part
1
The
latest extraordinary chapter in the bizarre world of Venezuelan
politics is playing out before our eyes. After winning the 2018
presidential elections, Nicolás Maduro was inaugurated in January,
only for the head of the National Assembly, Juan Guaidó -- a man
whom, at the time, less than 20 percent of the country had even heard
of -- to declare himself President.
Guaidó
was immediately backed by the governments of the U.S. and U.K., with
Vice President Mike Pence stating, "Nicolás Maduro is a
dictator with no legitimate claim to power. He has never won the
presidency in a free and fair election, and has maintained his grip
of power by imprisoning anyone who dares to oppose him."
I've
previously cataloged how the media has been quick to echo the idea
that Maduro is completely illegitimate and has been eager to position
America's stance towards Venezuelan politics as one of a neutral
arbiter.
Why do
mainstream media outlets, who resist Trump at home, neatly align
themselves with his administration's Venezuela policy? And why has
there so little criticism of what is essentially an ongoing
U.S.-backed coup attempt?
In a
recent study, I analyzed how the media presented the 2018 elections
in Colombia and Venezuela. Looking at how these two elections were
covered can help us understand why there's so little nuance in the
media coverage of U.S.-Venezuela relations.
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