US commentator slams Radio & TV Marti as a waste of money

Vincent Parascandolo, a research assistant at the Center for International Policy in Washington, DC writes:
“Of all the resources spent on US policy toward Cuba, Radio and TV Martí are probably two of the most egregious examples of wasted taxpayer money - nearly a half-billion dollars squandered on television and radio transmissions to the island and reaching virtually no audience.”

In a commentary published in the Fort Lauderdale newspaper Sun-Sentinel, Parascandolo says that “TV Martí seems to be a matter of giving the BBG and its staff extra jobs and salaries, and pandering to voters in Miami, which helps win elections in Florida.”

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Source: Media Network

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