Cuban dissidents harness the Internet

Published: July 18, 2013, 3:06 a.m.

With the global expansion of the Internet, dissidents have been able to step into the international limelight, using blogs and social media to generate vast networks of supporters. This piece by Curt Devine was originally broadcast by “Latin Pulse”, a weekly program that reviews news from Latin America and analyzes politics, culture and important issues throughout the region. This weekly podcast is distributed by Link TV, iTunes, and SoundCloud, among other platforms. "Latin Pulse" reaches more than 100,000 online subscribers weekly. The program is sponsored by the American University Center for Latin American & Latino Studies and is produced at the university's School of Communication.