Venezuelan network Telesur expands into English

Published July 24, 2014 12:57am ET



CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The Spanish-language television network started by the late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez as a vehicle for promoting in Latin America his leftist brand of political change will now reach audiences in English.

Under the motto “Don’t resign yourself to having just one side of the story,” Telesur on Wednesday unveiled a news website that will serve as a hub for hours of daily multimedia programming in English from correspondents and pundits around the world. The website goes live Thursday, coinciding with the ninth anniversary of Telesur’s launch and the celebration of South American independence hero Simon Bolivar’s birthday.

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