The so-called “turn to the left” in Latin America, has evidenced a clear ideological polarization and a clash of communicational strategies. Chavism has become the narrative reference for media coverage and Latin American political discourse.
In Ecuador, Venezuela and Bolivia, the left leaning governments of Correa, Chavez and Morales, have faced great opposition in the traditional mass media. This tension has propitiated the creation of governmental informative counterparts, and arguably, measures against the freedom of speech, like the closing of Radio Caracas Television. In consequence, official and traditional media have been eclipsed by alternative proposals for political discussion that seem to embody the population’s discontent.
