- Roberto Silvers is a US American living, working and writing about politics, democracy and culture in Caracas, Venezuela. He has a blog and a comedy news show Follow him on Twitter and Facebook.
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Category Archives: TV
English Interpretation of Hugo Chávez State of the Union Address
Dear Readers and Viewers, Would you like to see the Hugo Chávez annual State of the Union address (Memoria y Cuenta) in video with English language voice-over? I feel that the non Spanish-speaking international public would have a better sense of the … Continue reading
Instant Runoff Voting Essential for Opposition Primary Elections in Venezuela
(For more detailed analysis on this subject, please see my latest post entitled “Instant runoff, approval voting and the status quo” published by Caracas Chronicles.) “Instant runoff voting” (or “votación multiple”) is essential for opposition presidential primary elections currently being … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, Opposition, TV
Tagged 2011, 2012, Capriles, Corina, López, Ledezma, opposition, Pérez, Rosales, video
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VENEZUELA NOW News Report #2: “Chávez Fortuna” – Venezuela censors soap opera
This second edition (January 27, 2011) features and expose on the banning of Colombian soap opera “Chepe Fortuna” on Venezuelan airwaves. The Venezuelan characterized the show as “disrespectful of Venezuelan pride.” The soap opera depicts Venezuela as a “rude, arrogant, … Continue reading
Posted in Democracy Denied, News and Links, TV, Venezuela Now
Tagged bush, censorship, chavez, colombia, comedy, humor, links, media, news, satire, sex, show, telenovela, uribe, video, youtube
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“Hugo Chavez cracks down on dissent” Taiwanese animated news #video exposes Venezuelan president
While preparing the next episode of the Venezuela Now News Report, I came across this fantastic animation from Taiwan-New York-based animated news network NMA.tv (Next Media Animation TV). The news report gives a good update on the current state of … Continue reading
Democracy News from Venezuela Video Feed (Updated Regularly)
This YouTube playlist contains English language videos on politics and democracy in Venezuela, updated on an ongoing and regular basis. You can view the playlist directly in YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=D890F083083B5215
VENEZUELA NOW News Report #1 w/ Roberto Silvers
Posted in TV, Venezuela Now
Tagged assembly, chavez, comedy, decree, enabling, globovision, golinger, media, news, opposition, satire, show, video, youtube
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