In Venezuela, voice of dissent lowering volume
Venezuela's only TV channel that has been openly critical of the socialist government was in turmoil Monday after a popular talk show host was fired and the opposition's leader said he was being denied live coverage.
Changes in Globovision's editorial line had been expected after new owners took over the broadcaster earlier this month and signaled they would tone down the channel's confrontational stance.
But there had been no sign of a sharp deviation from Globovision's anti-government line until Henrique Capriles, who emerged as the chief political rival to the dying President Hugo Chavez last year, said Sunday that the channel no longer allowed live broadcasts of his speeches.
Prior to this year's presidential election, which Capriles narrowly lost to Chavez's hand-picked successor, Nicolas Maduro, Globovision often carried live speeches by the opposition leader that were ignored by state media.
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