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El cierre del canal NTN 24 en Venezuela: ¿quién ganó, quién perdió y qué debemos aprender?

Resumen

This research work studies who were the winners, who lost, and the lessons of the closure of NTN24 channel, under the command of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro that affected almost 20 millions of viewers in this country. In it, the responsibility of each of the actors involved is analyzed in order to determine if this closure was a way to protect the viewer without violating the Constitution or the international treaties or was an act of censure. To achieve this, the broadcasts of El Informativo del medio día, La Tarde and La Noche were examined during 5 days taking into account the day February 12th, 2014 when the channel was closed down. The investigation could be made by gathering several data that allowed to determine the profiles and interests of the Venezuelan President, NTN24 channel itself and its viewers. In addition, a matrix was elaborated with the dates mentioned earlier to check the behavior of the channel in relation with the record of the facts and the social projection. Finally, with the information collected among experts in defending viewers, NTN24 reporters, a Venezuelan attorney and the viewers themselves, a discussion was performed with all of them to get to a final conclusion.