And the award goes to.... Hugo Chavez.

I was reading an article today in the paper about Hugo Chavez (the dictator of Venezuela) winning a journalism award in Argentina. According to the paper he is helping the people be heard through public broadcasting. I think it is an oxymoron because dictators control their people and usually restrict speech.Being in the journalism field, I think this is very sad. Where have our journalistic ethics gone?

Venezuela’s El Nacional newspaper criticized the award Tuesday, saying the journalism school must be ignorant of Chavez’s continuing crackdown on independent media. “That a South American university doesn’t know about this grave situation and dares to honor this military leader with the Rodolfo Walsh Prize says much about the destruction of values that the Kirchners have imposed on the Argentine nation. Walsh was a victim of military repression and his example is now stained absurdly.”

Here is the link to the article if you are interested in reading about it.
http://bit.ly/dG3YH4