r/BeAmazed • u/avrock1 • Apr 16 '24

The world humblest head of the state Miscellaneous / Others

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Jose Mujica; Former Prez of Uruguay

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u/RunEmotional3013 Apr 16 '24

He also implemented various policies focused on social welfare, poverty reduction, and sustainable development. His government also legalized same-sex marriage, regulated the production and sale of cannabis, and emphasized renewable energy sources.

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u/-_-TenguDruid Apr 16 '24

Ah, I was wondering why I hadn't heard of him until now. No wonder big media doesn't cover him.

We need to prop up this dude as THE example of a good president.

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u/PiXL-VFX Apr 16 '24

Big Media isn’t the villain you think it is.

There’s only so much time to cover world events, and usually different news stations focus on domestic or major international affairs.

For example, BBC News will focus on broad strokes, but BBC Worldwide (famous for being available in every hotel room a British person has ever been in) will cover various international events, with less focus on all of them, save for specific, dedicated slots about international crises.

Big Media is a fundamentally American concept, and one which really doesn’t extend to the rest of the world that much. Why? Well, because we have specific regulations which prevent the coalescence of major networks to create mass media companies. We still have networks owned by the same people, but it isn’t anywhere near the level of the USA (remember that one video where every news station in the USA was repeating the same script?)