Are Uribe's tweets hurting Colombia? .
Are Uribe's tweets hurting Colombia? .
Thursday, 05 July 2012 07:12 Brandon Barrett
34% of negative information online directed towards the government of Colombia that is reported on internationally stemmed from the Twitter account of former President Alvaro Uribe, a study revealed.
"It's very sad that it's Colombians themselves that generate the negative comments which affect efforts to bring more investment and generate more employment. This is an acknowledgement that struck me," said Colombian Minister of Foreign Affairs Maria Angela Holguin.
The government-sanctioned study conducted by a media analysis group evaluated online comments that were eventually picked up by foreign media between November 18, 2011 and May 31, 2012. Of all the information regarding the Colombian State found in international media during this period, 3.9% was determined to be "negative."
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Commentators believe Santos' policies recognizing Colombia's armed conflict and its victims of the state, his efforts to prosecute corrupt politicians, many of whom were protected during Uribe's regime, as well as his willingness to discuss the legalization of drugs as the main reasons behind the two leaders' ongoing rift.
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