Word: colombiano
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...more intimidated, and it shows in their reporting." In some cases, darker forces than fear may be at work. A small radio network, Radial 2000, was listed among the business interests of Gonzalo Rodriguez Gacha, the Bogota Mafia superchief who is wanted by authorities. Another small chain, Grupo Radial Colombiano, was believed to be owned until recently by the Cali cartel. Such hints of corruption are uncommon. "In general," says columnist Santos, "the press has been spared economic penetration by drug traffickers...
...fiercest division within the ranks of journalism is between the majority who support all-out war against the drug lords and those, notably the owners of Medellin's El Colombiano, who prefer a negotiated truce. In 1984, when he was still editor of the paper, Juan Gomez Martinez wrote, "To sit down with these despicable people, who are wanted by justice, is dishonest. It would twist the values of our country. It is an immoral and terrifying proposition." Gomez -- whose title became publisher when he was elected mayor of Medellin in 1988 -- has turned into a leading advocate of government...
...their money, the drug barons may have brought only a superficial prosperity to Medellin. "Their money hasn't created much employment because they haven't invested in productive infrastructure," says Juan Gomez Martinez, publisher of Medellin's biggest daily newspaper, El Colombiano (circ. 100,000), and a candidate for mayor. "They have spent a lot of money on imported luxuries." Escobar, for example, is said to have imported gold-plated bathroom fittings for a penthouse he frequently used. His wife had more shoes in her closet, according to local lore, than Imelda Marcos. The penthouse was abandoned by the Escobars...