Nothing. Should it come as a surprise that Cuba’s state-run media, GRANMA, makes no mention of this week’s Cuban Social Media movement? Why would it? It is not in their interest to allow non-violent demonstrations be part of their coverage. In the world of Cuban state media, it is better to deny reality than actually [...]
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What Granma, State-Run Cuban Media, Is Saying About @levanta_cuba
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The Social Media Push to “Free Cuba” Begins
Posted in Cuba, Latino, Latino Rebels, Leadership, Politics, tagged Being Latino, Castro, Cuba, Egypt, Latino, LATISM, Politics, Social Media on February 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The following is the English version of the Spanish press release written by “Por el levantamiento popular en Cuba” (“For the Popular Uprising in Cuba”), a social media movement formed on Facebook two weeks ago to promote peaceful regime change in Cuba. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 20, 2011 From February 21 through February 26, individual [...]
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Havana is Quiet and the Exiles Are Frustrated
Posted in Commentary, Cuba, Facebook, Politics, tagged Being Latino, Cuba, Facebook, Free Cuba, Havana, Latino, Latino in America, latinos, latinos in social media, LATISM, Leadership, Social Media on February 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
When we reported last night about the social media push to Free Cuba, in light of recent events in Cairo, there was a grand confirmation of a massive demonstration in Havana at 5pm EST on February 21. The anti-Castro, pro-democracy movement on Facebook, which had reached over 4,000 fans in a span of just two [...]
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