On the Ground in Venezuela vs. the Media Spectacle

British photojournalist Alan Gignoux and Venezuelan journalist-filmmaker Carolina Graterol, both based in London, went to Venezuela for a month to shoot a documentary for a major global TV channel. They talked with journalist Paul Cochrane about the mainstream media’s portrayal of Venezuela compared to their experiences on the ground.
— Read on www.counterpunch.org/2019/03/18/on-the-ground-in-venezuela-vs-the-media-spectacle/

U.S. – Live At State With Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations Kurt Volker

Kurt Volker

U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations 

Washington, DC

March 18, 2019

English Transcript:

MODERATOR: Welcome to LiveAtState, the State Department’s Department’s interactive virtual press briefing platform. I’m delighted to welcome participants joining us today from around Europe and across the globe. Today we’ll be speaking with Ambassador Kurt Volker, U.S. special representative for Ukraine negotiations, about the conflict in Ukraine and the status of negotiations five years on from Russia’s claimed annexation of Crimea.