COR TV

On August 1, 2006, thousands of women took over the installations of the Corporacion Oaxaqueña de Radio y Televisión (COR TV) in the city of Oaxaca. They held control for 21 days, transforming the programming, and serving as a voice for their social movement and for marginal sectors struggling against the state's neoliberal government. This unprecedented event shook the nation and undoubtedly changed the ways in which many viewed media. It set a precedent of what women can do when faced with a fundamental need to communicate to defend their and their people's needs. [1]

Literature

• Gabriela Martínez, "COR TV, 2006, Oaxaca (México)", in Encyclopedia of Social Movement Media, ed. John D.H. Downing, Sage, 2011, pp 162-163. DOI.