By Francisco Acevedo
HAVANA TIMES – Although they have raised many comments, the new Communication Law (already approved) and the Migration Law (which will soon be proposed to the Cuban Parliament) do not bring much novelty to what was already practiced. In the case of the former, it masks the enhancement of censorship with the opening of advertising.
If anyone thought that the governmental monopoly on information could end, that there would be no more taboo topics for the press, and that the media would be able to hunt for news without having to wait for the top leadership to issue the official version of any event, they can wake up now.
It is seen every day, and not to go too far with the recent violent events at the Finca de los Monos in Havana, where only the official version was heard, and no witnesses or other sources appeared in the media, especially after the ineffable government defender Humberto Lopez closed the matter and called for trust in what the authorities say.
Regarding advertising, we are still waiting for the first one to appear in the national media. It seems that public or private advertising companies are taking their time to create promotions, not to be suspicious.
In reality, the decree comes into force in about 120 days, and perhaps after that, we will start seeing commercials from private businesses but for months they have been called on by the state media to come forward and bring their proposals.
This is undoubtedly new in a country where no “independent” messages have been published for more than six decades, except for some glimpses in the early 90s in sporting events until Fidel said he didn’t like it, and messages from Mitsubishi, etc., which helped pay the rights to broadcast international events with Cuban participation, disappeared completely.
Only the official sponsorship
