This week, "Latin Pulse" returns in a new format after its summer hiatus. The program focuses on Brazil. One of the in-depth segments look at the presidential election race and how it has heated up with a change of candidates. The segment discusses the political issues involved and how the entrance of Socialist candidate Marina Silva has changed the election competition. The program includes a segment about threats to free speech in Brazil, including discussion of why Brazil is on the Committee to Protect Journalist's list of dangerous countries. The news segment deals with a new economic plan for Venezuela.
The program includes in-depth interviews with:
Matt Taylor of American University; and
Carlos Lauria of the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell;
Producer: Jim Singer; and
Associate Producer: Gabriela Canchola.
The photo shows Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff and former President Luiz Inacio Lula ("Lula") da Silva campaigning for the Workers Party. The photo is from the election campaign of President Dilma Rousseff and is in the public domain.
The program is produced at Webster University: http://www.webster.edu/
