Summary: This week, Latin Pulseshines a light on the situation for the media in Latin America and threats to free speech. The program looks at how indigenous groups in Guatemala are disenfranchised when it comes to running public media outlets. Also, the program includes a discussion about current state threats to free media and how media outlets are often now seen as replacing opposition parties in some parts of the region. The news segment of the program covers the speech of Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff at the United Nations and how she condemned the United States for its espionage programs. The program includes interviews with: John Dinges of Columbia University; and Mark Camp of Cultural Survival. Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell and Associate Producer: Megan Ekhaml. (To download or stream this podcast, click here.) (The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 28 MB.) podcast news Latin America Venezuela Dilma Rousseff United States Chile coup OAS Brazil espionage United Nations human rights justice culture media Argentina Nicaragua free speech Bolivia media repression indigenous issues democracy Ecuador OAS coup Guatemala radio justice legislation telecommunications human rights pirate radio Central America minority issues diplomacy
