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In a communist state, the media is used as a tool for propaganda by the government. But in these states we find out what true independent journalism really is. Since the 1980s, more and more independent journalists have sprung up in Cuba; however, they face many obstacles from the government for publishing information that is not pro-government. More recently, many journalists from Cuba have been imprisoned for violating laws targeted towards silencing journalists. These independent journalists have found support from groups like the Committee to Protect Journalists and from journalists in other Latin American countries. The reason these people are supporting the independent journalists is because it is important to have an independent voice in any country. It doesn't matter if you are living in a democracy or a communist controlled state, people want and will seek independent voices to find an alternative perspective of information, or one that's completely absent from the media.......

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