What I would be doing...
were I still in Guatemala.
Covering this man.
And not just him and his visit. I also would have covered the protests surrounding that visit. Protesters covering their faces as presidential video cameras filmed them, yelling "Killer!", throwing paint at McDonald's, even burning an effigy of the US prez in a smaller city. Indigenous leaders are even going to be holding a "cleansing ceremony" as he leaves the country.
Instead, I was in Toronto, covering a much calmer rally-- all about how Canada should meet its targets to the Kyoto Protocol. Oh, how my journalistic life has changed.
posted by It's me LD @ 7:52 AM
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On a semi-encouraging note I am sure that you can write about how NAFTA has/ has not benefited Canada (I hear about that all the time)
It appears that your country has a lot to say about those free trade agreements (and I as a citizen of a Central American country am interested to hear)
You would have probably spent your whole time sitting in traffic in Guate City... amazing the traffic chaos that one man can create!
My dear friend, that is the life you have chosen. Ç'est la vie!
You just have to find the angle, the right angle that is.
It is interesting to read what is said about Guatemala up here. More interesting is to see how elPeriodico paints Bush visit. In particular an article titled Calurosa bienvenida al presidente Bush en Santa Cruz Balanyá , or "Warm welcome to president Bush in Santa Cruz Balanyá". Ah, and by the way, where is the footage of the protests in Guatemala? I've seen the protests in Venezuela and Mexico, but not from Guatemala... it goes to show how important we are for Canadian news... there is a niche for you LD :-)
Thanks, everyone. I'm finding that niche. And any Latinos here in Toronto, send me your details (and any story ideas!). I'd like to try and do more stories specific to latinos here.
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