Prensa Latina
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Agencia de Noticias Latinoamericana S.A. (Latin American News Agency), trading as Prensa Latina, is the official state news agency of Cuba, founded in March 1959 shortly after the Cuban Revolution.
Overview
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Prensa Latina was founded at the initiative of
Functions
"Prensa Latina is part of the Cuban Revolution since it was born with the revolutionary process."
— Frank Gonzalez, Prensa Latina Former President[7]
All mass media in Cuba receive their information from the agency.[8] The agency regularly relays speeches from Fidel Castro and other government officials, and reports on state activities. The organisation also disseminates information about Latin Americas relations with Cuba and the revolution.[9]
Prensa Latina has its central office in Havana, Cuba, and its goal is to provide an alternative news source of international topics and events. The agency also has an additional 40 overseas offices, most of them in Latin America.
A daily news service is provided by the agency, with information on economic, financial and commercial news. They also publish a daily English-language "Cuba News in Brief" and "Cuba Direct", which provide translations of articles regarding Cuban news, politics, culture, sports and art. Other features include tourism news, medical news, women's issues, and coverage of Cuban and Caribbean science and medicine.[10]
See also
- Media of Cuba
- Communications in Cuba
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-9711391-1-4.
- ISBN 978-0-8078-4264-5.
- ISBN 978-0-7923-0526-2.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-56000-758-6.
- ISBN 978-1-4000-4358-3.
- ISBN 978-0-8130-1545-3.
- ^ Prensa Latina News Agency’s 50th Birthday by Willy Wright, People's Weekly World, June 17 2009
- ISBN 978-0-7658-0765-6.
- ISBN 978-1-85743-211-4.
- ^ Cuba media, Press reference.