Every Voice Makes
a Difference- Yessenia Cano
Requena’s article analyzed Transparencia, an independent
organization seeking to report the truth in politics in the late 1990s and
early 2000s in Peru. I felt that the article showed the importance of letting
your voice be heard and not assuming that just because you are part of the
minority you cannot make a difference. Politics were very corrupt in Peru, and
the president at the time, Fujimori, was rejoicing in the moment and planning
to run again for presidency. Through bribery, Fujimori influenced all major
media sources in the country to always report him in a favorable light, and so
Peru’s citizens were robbed of knowing the real situation. In 1996 Transparencia was created by ever day
Peruvians with the mission to spread the truth of the situation to all regions
of Peru and make sure that journalists received the hard facts and people could
begin to see the corruption of Fujimori. They published a paper called Datos Electorales where they publicized
accurate information regarding the elections and such, and with time Transparencia was able to establish
itself as a neutral trusting organization that people relied on, and was a key
player in Fujimori’s downfall (Requena, 2008). This was a good article in
showing that anybody can make a difference in communications, you don’t have to
be in a position of power to be heard or to change life for good. Granted it
takes a great effort and work, but if a neutral organization was able to help
in overthrowing a corrupt president, than anything can be possible!
Resources
Requena, Carlos Jose. (2008). Transparencia: The Importance of Neutrality Providing
Objective Information in a Difficult Political Situation. The Institute for
Public Relations. 163 – 180.
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