Cubadebate
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| Established | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Cuba |
| Owner | Ideas Multimedios |
Key people | Randy Alonso Falcón (director) |
| Website | www |
Cubadebate is a Cuban government-affiliated news and opinion website.
History and management
[edit]Cubadebate was founded in 2003 by the "Circle of Journalists Against Terrorism" group. Its launch event was presided over by National Assembly of People's Power president Ricardo Alarcón.[1] It is directed by Randy Alonso Falcón, who also directs the Cuban state television show Mesa Redonda.[2]
In 2011, Cubadebate's YouTube channel was taken down due to an alleged copyright infringement in a video it published about the trial of Cuban exile militant Luis Posada Carriles.[3][4]
In 2022, Cubadebate became part of the Ideas Multimedios conglomerate, also directed by Alonso Falcón, along with Mesa Redonda and other entities.[5][6]
Content
[edit]Cubadebate is described as a state-affiliated or official media outlet,[3][4][7][8] and has a pro-government editorial line.[9] It was known for publishing the "Reflections" column by Fidel Castro.[4]
The comment section of Cubadebate functions as a forum for Cubans to debate various topics,[10] although there are strict moderation guidelines.[11] In 2016, Cubadebate was the fourth most visited website in Cuba according to Alexa rankings.[12]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Historia". Cubadebate (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-08-31.
- ↑ "Cubanos se burlan de Randy Alonso: «Lenin, Marx y Engels, vengan a ver a sus discípulos, pero llévenselos con ustedes»" (in Spanish). CiberCuba. 2026-06-24. Retrieved 2026-08-31.
- 1 2 Bachmann, Ingrid (2011-01-13). "Google shuts down YouTube channel of government-run website in Cuba". LatAm Journalism Review by the Knight Center. Retrieved 2026-08-31.
- 1 2 3 "Google cierra el canal de Youtube en Cubadebate por una supuesta infracción" (in Spanish). ABC.es. 2011-01-13. Retrieved 2026-08-31.
- ↑ "IDEAS Multimedios, una apuesta por la innovación y las nuevas formas de gestión en los medios públicos cubanos". Cubadebate (in Spanish). 2022-09-21. Retrieved 2026-08-31.
- ↑ Pérez, Carmen María (2024-03-29). "Randy Alonso: biografía del director de Cubadebate y la Mesa Redonda" (in Spanish). Periodico Cubano. Retrieved 2026-08-31.
- ↑ "Cuba's Elian Gonzalez now a bearded college graduate". AP News. 2016-07-15. Retrieved 2026-08-31.
- ↑ Sherwood, Dave (2025-03-19). "Cuba cheers collapse of US-funded media following Trump cuts". Reuters. Retrieved 2026-08-31.
- ↑ "Cuba-US thaw sparks mixed media emotions". BBC News. 2014-12-18. Retrieved 2026-08-31.
- ↑ Ramírez Hernández, Elisa Beatriz; Salgueiro Marques, Ângela Cristina (2019). "El debate público online en Cuba: sujetos interlocutores y politización de conversaciones sobre migración en el sitio Cubadebate". COMMONS. 8 (2): 80–121. doi:10.25267/COMMONS.2019.v8.i2.03. Retrieved 2026-08-31.
- ↑ Backer, Larry Catá; Sapio, Flora; Korman, James (2021-02-04). "Popular Participation in the Constitution of the Illiberal State--An Empirical Study of Popular Engagement and Constitutional Reform in Cuba and the Contours of Cuban Socialist Democracy 2.0". Emory Law Scholarly Commons. Retrieved 2026-08-31.
- ↑ Beltrán, Federico (2016-12-31). "Estos fueron los sitios web más visitados en Cuba en el 2016" (in Spanish). CiberCuba. Retrieved 2026-08-31.