An interesting but disgusting story about the power of the global media outlets such as CNN in today's world. The following story from livenews.com.au about an leaked email sent to CNN news anchors about how to describe Fidel castro's resignation lays beare the independent credentials of CNN. No wonder some critics have called it Castro News Network. Here is a snippet:
* Please say in our reporting that Castro stepped down in a letter he wrote to Granma (the communist party daily), as opposed to in a letter attributed to Fidel Castro. We have no reason to doubt he wrote his resignation letter, he has penned numerous articles over the past year and a half.
* Please note Fidel did bring social reforms to Cuba – namely free education and universal health care, and racial integration. in addition to being criticized for oppressing human rights and freedom of speech.
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