And They Call It Democracy

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And They Call It Democracy
Genre current affairs, Latin America
Running time15-30 min.
Country of origin United States
Language(s) English, Spanish
Home station KPOV-LP
Hosted by Timoteo Jeffries
Created by Timoteo Jeffries
Recording studio Bend, Oregon
Original releaseJune 29, 2005 [1] – November 5, 2008
Opening theme Call It Democracy
Website www.AndTheyCallItDemocracy.com

And They Call It Democracy is a radio program which ran from June 2005 to November 2008 on KPOV-LP in Bend, Oregon, United States, [2] hosted by Timoteo Jeffries. And They Call It Democracy's tagline is "news and analysis from a leftist, socialist, and environmentalist perspective". [3]

Contents

Production

Format

Broadcasts generally consisted of coverage of current events, especially related to politics, media, and US relations with Latin America, using a range of English and Spanish news sources were used. Analysis and opinion was provided by Jeffries and often focused on the fundamental differences in the reporting of the issues by mainstream US and alternative or Latin American sources. Each section of the show (except for some of the earliest broadcasts) was read by Jeffries in both English and Spanish. Some broadcasts featured Jeffries' wife (a native Spanish speaker) providing the Spanish translation.

Air times

During the November 5, 2008, broadcast Jeffries announced that he would be going on sabbatical. [4] New shows are not currently being produced.

The latest shows of And They Call It Democracy were broadcast on every other Wednesday at 5pm on KPOV-LP. The KPOV website hosts the latest broadcasts of their shows available for download. As of November 6,2008 the show's website has started to provide archived audio and transcripts from past broadcasts.

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