First state-owned paper to launch in Bolivia

Posted by Alisa Zykova on December 30, 2008 at 5:27 PM

Bolivia will see the launch of its first state-sponsored newspaper, President Evo Morales announced, according to an article by gipp.ru on Monday.

Morales said that for the first time the country's government will have its own publication that will help it to report "the truth" each day.

The president previously accused the country's journalists of lacking objectivity and leaning towards the opinion of "conservative-leaning" political parties, AFP reported nearly two weeks ago.

Morales refused to hold press conferences for Bolivian reporters. The leader said he would instead focus on "more responsible" international media outlets.

Gipp.ru did not mention the title of the future newspaper.