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For Mariana Bojaca Castillo

 

Currently, Colombian television channels can be perceived as the main and most important  broadcast media in the country, but they tend to suffer  manipulations of the information provided_cc781905 -5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ to the public, benefiting political interests de  government entities and factors that  seek their own benefit. This is why, today, the national media that  disseminate the information are private channels  that control and determine the information provided to the public, censoring the_cc781905-5cde-3194 -bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ reality of the facts and spreading a  wrong position or thought for the receiver. Since the role of journalism is to provide  truthful and responsible information, se  can analyze that in Colombia   is happening9 and that the opposite 10 is happening1cc5 -5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ has lost importance and credibility for the  community, which causes it to seek alternatives to obtain information depending on  other channels or media independent.

     Un factor importante que perjudica la  información recibida por el público ha sido la_cc781905-5cde -3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ trust placed in traditional channels for being the first news outlets  in the country, such as Canal  Caracol, a member of the company Valorem5-cc78109 -3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ led by the prestigious Santo family  Domingo, or on the other hand the RCN Channel, belonging to the  organization Ardila Lulle, are outlets that have the highest amount of rating in terms of audience on television and radio communication, according to the account specialized in rating numbers of Colombian television "Rating  Colombia", l or that causes these to be the  main managers of disinformation and censorship.

 

     A partir de lo anterior, debido a la  desinformación y censura que se ha visto In recent years, new channels of  television and alternative independent media have emerged, which seek a change to this problem, showing the reality and  maintaining a position neutral towards the  society. Another important element that has  revolutionized journalism in Colombia has been the power  and the capacity of social networks_cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58 of information and cause friction between the government and the  population.

Journalism without freedom is a farce

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This is why in the latest social protests against the Duque government, the public force has intervened violently against the independent press, because according to the Foundation for the  freedom of the press (FLIP), They presented more than three hundred attacks until August 2021, which is a sample of the lack of guarantees for the independent journalistic exercise in Colombia. 

October 14, 2022

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