My First EVER...

I know that this does not apply to our class but i came across it while i was looking for information on Chile, and its such a beautiful description about the country that i will spend this semester talking about.
“After the world was created and all of the oceans were in place, the mountains, volcanoes, the rivers and valleys, Glaciers and Deserts, the Creator of the Earth had saved up left-over bits of all of the most beautiful and precious pieces, during the period of the Earth’s creation. The pieces he had were precious and rare. He wanted to put them in a very special location, far from the ravages of the rest of the world. He put together these most magnificent mountains, waterfalls, lakes, volcanoes, flowers, berries and dazzling beauty and peace filled the land. Rivers and valleys filled with many fish, plant and animal life all lived in peace and harmony. There were no poisonous snakes or truly dangerous creatures. He called his secret spot of joy, beauty and wonder Chile, which means ‘at the land’s end.’”

Prior to the 1973 military coup that created a 17yr. dictatorship, the press was highly politicized with five pro-government dailies and government owned publishing house. competing against this was the three dailies and regional papers of a conservative family owned group, El Mercurio.by the mid 2000s after many changes that were created because of the adopted neo-liberal policies of the dictatorship, Chile had a local press duopoly but also had foreign ownership in radio, television, and telecommunication services (like the internet) which differed from the customary regional model of media.
Chile has about 50 newspapers throughout the country. There is a very competitive newspaper market in Santiago, with about a dozen dailies to choose from. Chile produces media in German, French, Spanish, and English. The English newspaper, The Santiago Times, work in partnership with the CHIP, the Chile Information Project. & There are five nation-wide television stations based in Santiago. Televisión Nacional(Channel 7) is the only state-owned television station.
The radio is Chile’s farthest reaching mass media. The country boasts more than 140 radio stations. Stations broadcast to Chile’s most isolated communities.

Chile's media focus ranges from business, general interest, government, and sports.Chile seems to be very globalized and up to date in their media and i have yet to read about any restrictions on their media consumption.