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==Media collusion==

==Media collusion==

On Wednesday November 13th, José Antonio Kast head of the conservative 'Acción Republicana' (Republican Action) political party in Chile―in an interview with the 'Tele 13' radio station―criticized the Piñera administration for not countering the negative international coverage of the police crackdown on the protesters and condemnation on the part of the various human rights groups of the of the police tactics, with video evidence of the widespread destruction of the Santiago subway 'Metro' network and Kast also explained that protesters had been firing dumdum rounds from slingshots and many had consequently been blinded in the defensive barrage from carabiniers firing rubber bullets and shotgun pellets into the violent crowds.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8g4FgpXfFKU José Antonio Kast Tele13Radio - 13 noviembre 2019]</ref>.

On Wednesday November 13th, José Antonio Kast head of the conservative 'Acción Republicana' (Republican Action) political party in Chile―in an interview with the 'Tele 13' radio station―criticized the Piñera administration for not countering the negative international coverage of the police crackdown on the protesters and condemnation on the part of the various human rights groups of the of the police tactics, with video evidence of the widespread destruction of the Santiago subway 'Metro' network and Kast also explained that protesters had been firing dumdum rounds from slingshots and many 'violentistas' (thugs) had consequently been blinded in the defensive barrage from carabiniers firing rubber bullets and―as a last resort―shotgun pellets into the angry crowds.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8g4FgpXfFKU José Antonio Kast Tele13Radio - 13 noviembre 2019]</ref>.

The Argentinian 'Telefe' TV team under journalist [[Abigail Hermo]] that extensively covered without restriction the protests in Santiago during October, openly sided with the anti-Piñera multitude gathered around 'Plaza Italia' and repeatedly condemned the presence of carabiniers and soldiers in the streets. The 'Telefe' crew under Mariano García dispatched to Bolivia to cover the overthrow of President Evo Morales in November also sided with the leftist protesters but were soon called out by Roxana Lizárraga, the Minister of Communications, and abandoned the country in haste after being labelled "seditious" and "pseudojournalists".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpSA5YRQvdQ EVACUARON a PERIODISTAS ARGENTINOS en BOLIVIA - Telefe Noticias]</ref>

The Argentinian 'Telefe' TV team under journalist [[Abigail Hermo]] that extensively covered without restriction the protests in Santiago during October, openly sided with the anti-Piñera multitude gathered around 'Plaza Italia' and repeatedly condemned the presence of carabiniers and soldiers in the streets. The 'Telefe' crew under Mariano García dispatched to Bolivia to cover the overthrow of President Evo Morales in November also sided with the leftist protesters but were soon called out by Roxana Lizárraga, the Minister of Communications, and abandoned the country in haste after being labelled "seditious" and "pseudojournalists".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpSA5YRQvdQ EVACUARON a PERIODISTAS ARGENTINOS en BOLIVIA - Telefe Noticias]</ref>