One belief that many well-educated Americans have is that Venezuela's government controls its media. According to this belief, this is the reason why Hugo Chávez continuously wins elections. Since all the television channels and newspapers are pro-Chávez, the common people are "tricked" into supporting him.
In fact, this appears to be a completely false myth. On balance, Venezuela's media is anti-Chávez. A person who watches Venezuelan news coverage, listens to a Venezuelan radio program, or picks up a Venezuelan newspaper is more likely than not to hear bad things about Chávez.
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