Nicaragua’s radio stations struggle to stay on the air, reports Knight Center blog
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The Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas news blog reports that media owners, journalists, and opposition politicians have warned of President Daniel Ortega’s intentions to silence critics by shutting down radio frequencies.
‘Dozens of stations already face economic harassment and lost revenue due largely to centralized state advertising, and the combined impact of the financial crisis, political pressures, and personal attacks threaten Nicaragua’s remaining independent broadcasts.’Six radio stations and several news and opinion programs have gone off the air in several departments in the last two years, mainly for economic reasons. The owner of one station, Radio Mogotón, says government advertising has disappeared, and commercial ads are scarce.’
Read more about Nicaragua’s media in this report by the Los Angeles Times’ Tracy Wilkinson earlier this year.
-- Deborah Bonello in Mexico City