Embarrassed opposition Globovision attempts to cover its tracks
www.vheadline.com Posted: Sunday, February 02, 2003 - 10:42:59 AM By: Roy S. Carson
Violently anti-government Globovision Channel 33 TV News, caught napping Saturday in a report that (thanks to an obvious typo) extended the opposition sabotage until Monday, December 3, has hastily removed the troublesome web page at: www.globovision.com and replaced it with an admonishment that a supposed story headlined "Venevision dealing with Chavez" was not edited or published on their site:
Queremos aclarar a toda nuestra audiencia televisiva y de internet, que la información que lleva por titulo "Venevision negocia con Chavez" no fue publicada en nuestra pagina ni ha sido redactada por el personal que labora en www.globovision.com.
But, Globovision is painfully aware that the original story on that page had nothing to do with Venevision or any supposed deal with President Chavez Frias. The headline (and we have secured a copy) dealt exclusively with the opposition stoppage and claimed that operations, depending on the necessities of each sector, would continue with restricted hours until the next Monday, December 3:
El paro pasa a la fase de "horario restringido"
La Coordinadora Democratica sugiere a los sectores privados que se mantienen en el paro civico nacional desde el pasado dos de diciembre la aplicacion de un horario restringido de operaciones, dependiendo de las necesidades de cada sector, a partir del proximo lunes 3 de diciembre.
Alejandro Armas, representante de la CD en la Mesa de Negociacion senalo que esta nueva fase de la paralizacion tiene que estar "articulada" a la consigna de protesta publica y a "la actitud de rebelde ciudadana".
Armas, aunque prefiere no hablar de la "flexibilizacion el paro", dice que la medida obedece a un "gesto de buena voluntad" y tambien un reconocimiento a la presencia del Grupo de Amigos en Venezuela, a fin de crear un espacio de "distension" para acercar la posibilidad de un acuerdo.
Globovision/EFR 31/01/2003
The original webpage -- observe the directory hierarchy! -- www.globovision.com has now been replaced with the rather lame excuse of a supposedly emailed story relating to Venevision and President Chavez.
The obvious question remains ... can/will Globovision TV face up to the truth and admit they made a silly little faux-pas typo
... or will they continue to insist on broadcasting convenient lies?
Editor's note: shortly after we originally uploaded this story to VHeadline.com, Globovision suddenly reversed their cover-up and restored the original page, complete with faux-pas. For how long guys? Isn't it about time you made your mind up if the stoppage continues until next December 3 or already tomorrow: February 3?