Granma



The **Granma** is the official newspaper of the Cuban Communist Party, and is named after the boat that carried Fidel Castro and his supporters to the revolution from mexico to Cuba in 1956. Today, the newspaper is published daily and is read on a global scale. The Granma regularly features speeches and excerpts from old Castro speeches, propaganda supporting the CCP, developments in Latin America, and steps taken by Cuban workers and farmers to defend and advance the socialist revolution in Cuba. In the most recent edition of the Granma, Che Guevara is mentioned many times in more than one article. Cleary, due to the fact that it contains old speeches made by Castro, and propoganda supporting the revolution this newspaper contributes to the rule of Fidel Castro. The paper is used to keep cuban people in line with the ideals of Che, Castro, and other "idols" in Cuba, and as it is one of the only public papers that people are able to read.

How it supports fear: - makes sure to include specific messages making Castro seem ever-powerful, so people would be afraid to oppose him. - may also be some talk about holding nuclear weapons against the US, so if the US got their hands on one of these papers, they would also grow moreso afraid of Castro.

How it supports ignorance: - the media is controlled! - only has what Castro wants in it, he could very well be lying, or just hiding things from his citizens that he'd rather them not find out.

How it suppers benefits: - possibly to get more people on his side, Castro could put in a good word about few of his followers in this paper for everyone to read and eventually look up to them?..