Venezuelan government to review TV programming

Television programming from both public and private channels will be reviewed by the Venezuelan government starting on Monday, after President Nicolás Maduro accused the media of promoting violence and “anti-values.” The announcement was made yesterday by the country’s Communications Minister, Delcy Rodríguez, after a meeting with representatives of the National Telecommunications Commission. “We’ve agreed to have a big work day on Monday with all the TV channels — public, private and cable — to define a schedule that allows us to eventually make a proposal to the president,” she said. More...