During a visit to Miami on Nov. 8, President Barack Obama met with Ladies in White leader Berta Soler and Sakharov Prize winner Guillermo Fariñas, two Cuban dissidents currently visiting the U.S. These photos were taken by Radio and TV Marti (Office of Cuba Broadcasting). They were not used by Voice of America English News which also failed to report on Obama's meeting with Cuban dissidents.

Why did VOA English website fail to report on Obama’s meeting with Cuban dissidents?

November 11, 2013
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Why did a short news item posted on the VOA English website fail to mention that in addition to making a statement on U.S. policy toward Cuba, President Barack Obama also met with Cuban political dissidents and human rights activists?

See: “Voice of America English News fails to report on Obama meeting with Cuban dissidents,” BBG Watch, November 10, 2013.

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