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Venezuela's crisis is a tragedy - but comedy gold for satire, cartoons and memes

  • Written by Juan-Carlos Molleda, Edwin L. Artzt Dean and Professor, School of Journalism and Communication, University of Oregon

Thirty-nine journalists have been detained in Venezuela this year, far more than in any other Latin American country, according to the Caracas-based Institute for Press and Society.

Their arrests are part of the government’s crackdown on journalists who report on the country’s escalating instability as President Nicolás Maduro...

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