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ONE of the many false charges waged against the Sandinistas is the alleged lack of press freedom in Nicaragua. Yet despite these claims of a total control of the media by the government, the opposition press circulates freely and openly, publishing sensationalist, selective and, more often than not, fake stories designed to inflame tensions and stoke anti-Ortega sentiment.
The government does not hold a monopoly over the media. Nicaragua’s two main daily newspaper La Prensa, along with the weekly Confidencial and TV channels including Canal 10, are all opposition-supporting media outlets that publish inside the country.
Earlier this year Nicaraguans reacted with anger when Reporters Without Borders (RSF) announced that Confidencial would be awarded a prize for independence in its 2019 Press Freedom Awards.
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