On this edition of Your Call’s Friday Media Roundtable, we’ll discuss coverage of the ongoing mass protests in Chile, which began with public anger against a three percent public transport fare hike, but it broadened to become a mass demonstration against neoliberalism and rising inequality.
Also this week, voters in many states across the US went to the polls to decide on a host of local and state issues, including gubernatorial races. We’ll discuss the results.
Guests:
Jonathan Franklin, investigative journalist based in Santiago, Chile
Jeet Heer, national affairs correspondent at The Nation
Tim Redmond, founder and journalist at 48 Hills
Web Resources:
The Guardian: Chilean police officer arrested after shooting students at protest
The Guardian: Chile protesters: 'We are subjugated by the rich. It's time for that to end'
The Nation: Democrats Need to Stop Freaking Out About Polls
BBC: Chile protests: Concerns grow over human rights abuses
The NY Times: ‘Chile Woke Up’: Dictatorship’s Legacy of Inequality Triggers Mass Protests
48 hills: Late ballots break in progressive direction
