Broadcasting Populist Leadership: Hugo Chávez and Aló Presidente.

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      The transcripts of the television programme Aló Presidente, the centrepiece of President Hugo Chávez's media strategy, provide insight into the different ways in which his movement promoted the image of its leader and sought to solidify his emotionally charged connection with the Venezuelan masses. The study outlines the dynamics behind the changing format and content of Aló Presidente and places it within the context of earlier research on populist media use in Latin America. Although similar to its predecessors, the programme was a unique creation of Chavismo, designed to balance Chávez's knack for improvisation with a structure designed to curb his excesses and keep him on message. This led to occasional tension between Chávez and the media professionals charged with the programme's production. The article provides a corrective to inaccurate treatments in the media and scholarly literature, and offers new information on Aló Presidente to facilitate future comparative studies. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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      Las transcripciones del programa televisivo Aló Presidente, el instrumento mediático clave del presidente Hugo Chávez, dan luces sobre las diferentes formas en las que su movimiento promovió la imagen de su líder y buscó solidificar su conexión emocionalmente cargada con las masas venezolanas. El estudio señala las dinámicas cambiantes detrás del formato y contenido de Aló Presidente y las ubica al interior de investigaciones anteriores sobre el uso populista de los medios de comunicación en América Latina. Aunque similar a sus predecesores, el programa fue una creación única del chavismo, diseñado para equilibrar la habilidad de Chávez para improvisar con una estructura diseñada para limitar sus excesos y no perder el mensaje principal. Esto llevó a tensiones ocasionales entre Chávez y los profesionales mediáticos encargados de la producción del programa. El artículo provee un correctivo a otros tratamientos inexactos en los medios de comunicación y en la literatura académica, y ofrece nuevos datos de Aló Presidente, para facilitar estudios comparativos en el futuro. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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