Reporters take to streets of Caracas over paper shortage
- 10 years ago
Print journalists in Venezuela are fed up.
At least 10 newspapers have been forced to stop their printing operations due to a lack of paper.
Around 100 reporters took to the streets in front of police stations, and the state currency board here in Caracas.
The country's strict currency controls make importing printing materials, such as newsprint, difficult.
Many of the materials needed must be bought outside the country with U.S. dollars, which is restricted by the Venezuelan government.
Some say this a deliberate move by the government to silence the media.
The President of the National Association of Journalists is scrambling to find a solution.
(SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF JOURNALISTS, TINEO GUIA, SAYING:
"There are more than 10 newspapers that have had to close their doors, like Noticiario and Delta Amacuro. Five more are at risk, including Carabobo and La Costa. Now, we're looking for ways so that a
At least 10 newspapers have been forced to stop their printing operations due to a lack of paper.
Around 100 reporters took to the streets in front of police stations, and the state currency board here in Caracas.
The country's strict currency controls make importing printing materials, such as newsprint, difficult.
Many of the materials needed must be bought outside the country with U.S. dollars, which is restricted by the Venezuelan government.
Some say this a deliberate move by the government to silence the media.
The President of the National Association of Journalists is scrambling to find a solution.
(SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF JOURNALISTS, TINEO GUIA, SAYING:
"There are more than 10 newspapers that have had to close their doors, like Noticiario and Delta Amacuro. Five more are at risk, including Carabobo and La Costa. Now, we're looking for ways so that a