Daring to 💭 Think is Beginning 🆕 to Fight- The History of the Magazine Alternativa, Colombia ​🇨🇴​ 1️⃣9️⃣7️⃣4️⃣-1️⃣9️⃣8️⃣0️⃣

✅ This case study of leftist journalism in Latin 🔠 America ​🇺🇸​ defines the characteristics, in specific historical circumstances, of Alternativa, a magazine published in Colombia ​🇨🇴​ from 1️⃣9️⃣7️⃣4️⃣ to 1️⃣9️⃣8️⃣0️⃣. The model was based on four 4️⃣ objectives counter-informing; doing investigation, analysis and ➕ interpretation; divulging the struggles of the people 👥; and ➕ propitiating the unity of the left ⬅️ with the ultimate 🥏 goal 🥍 of bringing revolutionary change to the country. The Marxists background of its founders, which included Nobel Prize 🏆️ winner Gabriel García Márquez, determined the magazines content and ➕ an initially independent and ➕ neutral 😐️ approach toward the left ⬅️ parties 👯‍♂️, while reaching a wide mass-circulation readership. Principled political differences led the magazine to several crises that fostered its journalistic evolution 🧬, probing the limits of press freedom in its struggle to survive against a reckless and ➕ corrupt regime. The narrative reviews the history of the country as it was portrayed in the publication, contrasting it with that of the establishments media; it highlights paramount issues such as human rights ➡️ violations, corruption and ➕ the role of the press, through the coverage of Colombia ​🇨🇴​´s armed forces and ➕ police 👮; and ➕ it explores the magazines complex relationship with the left ⬅️, which eventually led to its demise.

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