Radio and TV Martí are at a crossroads,
writes
Lizette Alvarez in the New York Times,
scrambling to stay relevant as
the relationship between Cuba and the United States inches toward a thaw.
Notice the MSM habit of turning nations into "equals", into "people", into "actors", without noting the degree of freedom in each. The Times then proceeds to round up the criticisms of the stations ("propaganda!"), without ever mentioning, even as an aside, the lack of freedom, reliability, and accountability that the Castro brothers'
Cuban radio and television stations display.
But the Martís, with a budget of $27 million, have critics that include
former American diplomats in Cuba. Opponents have long considered them
taxpayer-funded relics controlled by Cuban exiles that too often slide
into propaganda, which has damaged their credibility in the past.
… They have accused the Martís of “a lack of balance, fairness and
objectivity,” of cronyism, malfeasance and, most recently, low employee
morale.
Isn't this typical for an MSM piece?
