That analysis is partly true, but it is not the main reason. In Peru at the time, whoever controlled the media controlled the thoughts of the people. The politi

That analysis is partly true, but it is not the main reason. In Peru at the time, whoever controlled the media controlled the thoughts of the people. The politicians have always had a disconnect with the people, and as such, had never carried true political weight from their voters. Ironically, the government was so corrupt, that the job of the media was to provide the checks and balances because they did carry more political weight than any single politician. The main political media venues that were the most serious, had the most integrity and stood against the government were in 1) printed form and 2) not free. In a country that had (still has) high illiteracy rates and where most of their population is below the poverty line, this was a problem. TV is free, and although some people could not read, they most certainly had a TV. Let me disclose that being the son of a politician that had to escape Per because of Montesino's henchman and being lucky to still be alive after a "little" failed bomb incident and various other things, I am glad that son-of-a-bitch is rotting in a prison.