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Chomsky and Pilger Back teleSUR Against Macri's Attack
http://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/318-66/36207-chomsky-and-pilger-back-telesur-against-macris-attackDozens of journalists, academics and activists – including Noam Chomsky, Danny Glover, John Pilger and Cindy Sheehan –have signed a petition against the government of Argentina's Mauricio Macri and his attempts to close the teleSUR office in Argentina, effectively shutting down one of the only alternative voices in Argentina's largely corporate media landscape.
Noam Chomsky told teleSUR Thursday he hopes that Macri's government will soon reverse their decision.
"teleSUR has been a welcome entry into the generally conformist media landscape of Latin America, presenting viewpoints and information that contribute substantially to the development of a thriving democratic culture," Chomsky said. "The decision of the Macri government to withdraw support for it is highly unfortunate, and I hope will be expeditiously reversed."