Israel Centeno argues that Venezuela under Chávez purposely spreads disinformation in order to make the “masses act in accordance with pre-figured scenarios.”
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This week: an interview with Salman Rushdie, BBC censors a play on honor killings, and Chinese hackers attack the New York Times.
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Deepa Mehta’s film Midnight’s Children, based on Salman Rushdie’s novel of the same name, has reignited tensions with several Islamic fundamentalist groups.
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This week: Burma dissolved the censorship board, musicians battle censors in Iran, and a Google executive visits North Korea.
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This week: the case against Aaron Swartz, Somalia’s dangerous reputation for journalists, and Beijing’s propaganda workers to start microblogs.
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In this interview, Natasha Wimmer talks about becoming a translator, learning about Bolaño, and the United States’ relationship with literature in translation.
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In an interview with a Chinese translator, several issues are discussed concerning the effect of Chinese censorship on the public.
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