NYT Acknowledges Coup in Bolivia--While Shirking Blame for Its Supporting Role
JULY 8, 2020
CAMILA ESCALANTE
NYT Acknowledges Coup in BoliviaWhile Shirking Blame for Its Supporting Role
The New York Times (6/7/20) declared that an Organization of American States (OAS) report alleging fraud in the 2019 Bolivian presidential electionswhich was used as justification for a bloody, authoritarian coup detat in November 2019was fundamentally flawed.
The Times reported the findings of a new study by independent researchers; the Times brags of contributing to it by sharing data it obtained from Bolivian electoral authorities, though this data has been publicly available since before the 2019 coup.
The article never uses the word coupit says that President Evo Morales was push[ed]
from power with military supportbut it does acknowledge that seven months after Mr. Moraless downfall, Bolivia has no elected government and no official election date:
A staunchly right-wing caretaker government, led by Jeanine Añez
has not yet fulfilled its mandate to oversee swift new elections. The new government has persecuted the former presidents supporters, stifled dissent and worked to cement its hold on power.
Thank God for the New York Times for letting us know, must think at least some casual readers, who trust the papers regular criticism of rising authoritarianism within the USperhaps adding, Well, I guess its too late to do anything about Bolivia now.
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