Sunday, January 13, 2008

Media in El Salvador

I’ve had a lot of really good students over the years, but one really stands out. Gabriel Serrano is Salvadoran by birth, and now a U.S. citizen (the story of how he escaped the civil war and came here is amazing). Despite incredible obstacles, he is now the director of a cable television channel (Canal 67) in El Salvador, the purpose of which is to transmit alternative political views, such as an interview with FMLN presidential candidate Mauricio Funes. As a result, it has been harrassed by the Salvadoran government (see here for some details).

As a result, they are also using YouTube, and Gabriel emailed me some links. They have several different shows (such as “Informe Legislativo”) all intended to provide information about politics to the public.

http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=OzVP0OkZUug&feature=related
http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=QKVQgS7W--A
http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=N3Xx3IeOmCE&feature=related
http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=LtacNDjNZtE&feature=related
http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=4shDeFMwoIE&feature=related
http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=7tTmwzqCyiM&feature=related
http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=lxiH2yMKxwY&feature=related

Posted by Greg Weeks at 8:38 AM
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2 comments:

Bosque,  2:36 AM  

Good luck to your former student, they just killed the leftist Mayor down there.

Mexico just started an offensive on the Zapatistas.

Looks like an "offensive" to get rid of "leftists" or non-capitalists is being made this year.

Bush's last year in office.

Bosque,  2:37 AM  

Its a shame people can't disagree on politics without killing one another.

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