Venezuelan Supreme Court Suspends Government Order With Regard to Private Cable Channel Registration

The Supreme Court of Venezuela has backed the independence of privately owned station Radio Caracas Television and other similarly situated media, suspending the government’s order that they register as “national producers”. If the order had gone into effect, Venezuela’s President, Hugo Chavez, would have been able to demand air time from the broadcasters to carry his speeches. Radio Caracas TV had originally been forced off the airwaves and had taken to cable to avoid government interference. Read more here.