BdF and the Cuban multimedia outlet Cubadebate signed an agreement on Sunday (19) in Havana to jointly create and distribute news content. The initiative seeks to strengthen a counter-hegemonic media alliance committed to the struggles and resistance of the peoples of Latin America.
The agreement was signed by BdF’s executive director Nina Fideles and Randy Alonso Falcón, president of the media conglomerate Ideas Multimedios. The ceremony took place during the festival “Granma-Rebelde: 60 Years of Voice and Revolution,” celebrating the anniversaries of Cuba’s Granma and Juventud Rebelde newspapers.
This is the second meeting between BdF and Cuban media during the festival. On Saturday (18), a joint session was held to reinforce strategic collaboration with the Latin American news agency Prensa Latina.
Fideles and Alonso Falcón, also president of Prensa Latina, emphasized the importance of building partnerships that present the Cuban Revolution’s struggles, history, and current realities, as well as Brazil’s social and political landscape, from a popular and Latin American perspective.
Cubadebate
Founded in August 2003, Cubadebate is one of Cuba’s most widely read media outlets. Winner of several journalism awards, it defines itself as a space for Cuban and international journalists committed to defending truth and confronting the “media terrorism” the island faces daily.
For nearly a decade, Fidel Castro published his Reflexiones column in Cubadebate, offering analysis on global challenges and political issues. Today, Cubadebate is part of Ideas Multimedios, a platform that integrates its digital newspaper, television programs, and educational websites.
A contribution to the battle of ideas
Speaking with BdF, Alonso Falcón said that such agreements are part of a strategic alliance among “alternative and counter-hegemonic media” working to strengthen “the battle of ideas we are all engaged in.” He stressed the need to build a united front “against obscurantism and fascism, in the face of imperialist threats.”
“Our goal is to highlight the value of our peoples and their ideas, as well as their resistance to these threats, with the hope that a better world is possible,” Falcón said.
Nina Fideles recalled the mission that has guided BdF since its founding: “From the beginning, one of our key commitments has been to share and strengthen the history of the Cuban Revolution,” she said, noting the importance of denouncing the crimes committed against this unique experience of global emancipation.
In that sense, she explained that collaboration with Cubadebate — a central outlet for information and debate in Cuba — will make it possible to “broaden access to reliable information for the Brazilian public.”
The BdF executive director added that the agreement will ensure “information directly from the source and the chance to amplify struggles and discuss current challenges,” while also sharing with the Cuban public updated news and perspectives from Brazil.
