William Herrera writes in El Deber: The events of this August 6 showed the other Evo Morales, with a very short, well structured, conciliatory speech, showing security, confidence and projecting future. Unlike the past 13 years, now he did not denounce the country he sells, he did not confront, he did not expand on figures…
PolitiFact taught fact-checking skills to Bolivian journalists. Here’s how it went.
Daniel Funke and Susan Benkelman write for Poynter: Teaching fact-checking in Bolivia One of the greatest strengths of the fact-checking community is its commitment to collaboration and knowledge-sharing across borders. Such was the case last week when Miriam Valverde, a fact-checker covering immigration for (Poynter-owned) PolitiFact (and Daniel’s colleague), traveled to La Paz, Bolivia, to teach fact-checking…
Nike Releases Neon “B2-Fera” React Element 55 Inspired by Bolivian Culture
Emily Engle reports for Hypebeast: The tropical colorway designed by Fera Schmidt will drop August 19. Bolivian fashion designer Fera Schmidt of ICETEES recently teamed up with Nike and its WeAreCultivator program, an initiative that aims to further highlight the stories of Nike collaborators. The result of this particular collaboration is a tropical neon green React Element 55 that draws…
evo promotes bullying instead of debate of ideas, what a lousy jerk!
El Diario reports: In Potosí Mesa denounces “bullying” of the MAS CARLOS MESA, CITIZEN COMMUNITY CANDIDATE WAS THE LAST DAYS IN POTOSÍ. Carlos Mesa denounced yesterday that a group of clash of militants of the Movement to Socialism (MAS) committed provocations, in the style of bullying, against followers of the Citizen Community (CC) in the…
Official optimism and social pessimism
Editorial from El Diario, pictures from the internet: In Bolivia’s current political landscape – on the eve of a questioned presidential election, with a candidate vetoed by the Constitution, by the referendum of February 21, 2016 and the population that opposes the candidacy that tries to eternalize in power- there are thorny aspects, worthy of…
evo and the MAS denigrating people with the “mitimae”
Humberto Vacaflor writes in El Diario, the definition of mitimae is provided here: Economy of words The mitimaes of MAS Like the Incario monarchs, the Evo Morales party has sent thousands of Bolivian citizens away from their places of birth to invade lands of other native peoples and spread the philosophy of the “process of…
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