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Justin Delacour

Periodista Latin America News Review

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Associated Press Falsely Portrays Chavez as Seeking 25 Year Term

by Justin Delacour

Caracas (Venezuela) | 10 May 2006

A little scrutiny of a recent Associated Press report about Venezuela provides a lesson in how the English-language press often gets the story wrong. Take the first sentence: "President Hugo Chavez said Saturday that Venezuelan voters should have the chance to decide whether he should govern (...)