{"id":4607,"date":"2018-03-21T15:49:04","date_gmt":"2018-03-21T15:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/arielsheen.com\/?p=4607"},"modified":"2018-03-22T17:33:31","modified_gmt":"2018-03-22T17:33:31","slug":"telesur-english-deconstructing-pablo-vivancos-resignation-email","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arielsheen.com\/index.php\/2018\/03\/21\/telesur-english-deconstructing-pablo-vivancos-resignation-email\/","title":{"rendered":"TeleSUR English: Deconstructing Pablo Vivanco\u2019s Resignation Email"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pablo Vivanco, former Director of TeleSUR English<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
“Dear compa\u00f1eras and compa\u00f1eros, I am writing to let you know that after months of planning, I will be moving on from teleSUR and beautiful Quito in order to pursue other opportunities. It has been an extraordinary honor and privilege to work with you all, and of course, to have served this project for the last 4 years.<\/p>\n

I am proud to have made a modest contribution to this important endeavor as it continues to grow and improve in spite of difficulties and the increasing hostilities towards teleSUR’s stakeholders like Venezuela and Cuba.<\/p>\n

Latin America is in the middle of a complex period, and now more than ever, people around the world need a counter-narrative to understand what is happening and the intense campaign against the progressive processes that – despite their contradictions and flaws – have reduced poverty and dependence in the region.<\/p>\n

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I am confident in the colleagues who will continue to work on this mission to promote South-South integration and a counter-hegemonic perspective, and I hope you will continue working with them and the organization. Again, thank you for your collaboration and friendship, and hope that our paths will cross again.<\/p>\n

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Saludos y venceremos<\/p>\n

Pablo Vivanco\u201d<\/td>\n

I am leaving suddenly unceremoniously, without even having made plans for someone to take my place or having found an employer that would hire me based on my experience as Director of TeleSUR English.<\/p>\n

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I cannot name a single article, video, multi-media interactive or project or other forms of media content that performed well enough that I am proud of it. I place the blame for my poor performance on others for having a negative attitude towards some of our donor countries rather than at my own feet.<\/p>\n

Here I share banalities about how complex things are in the world, which ironically underscores just how awful my tenure as director was.<\/p>\n

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I end with platitudes because in truth I\u2019m being forced out of my position and this sounds nicer than reality.<\/p>\n

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Spanish Translation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
“Queridas compa\u00f1eras y compa\u00f1eros, les escribir\u00e9 para informarles que despu\u00e9s de meses de planificaci\u00f3n, me mudar\u00e9 de la teleSUR y la bella ciudad de Quito para buscar otras oportunidades Ha sido un honor y un privilegio extraordinario trabajar con todos ustedes, y, por supuesto, haber servido este proyecto durante los \u00faltimos 4 a\u00f1os.<\/p>\n

Me enorgullece haber hecho una modesta contribuci\u00f3n a este importante esfuerzo, ya que contin\u00faa creciendo y mejorando a pesar de las dificultades y las hostilidades crecientes hacia las partes interesadas de teleSUR como Venezuela y Cuba.<\/p>\n

Am\u00e9rica Latina se encuentra en medio de un per\u00edodo complejo, y ahora m\u00e1s que nunca, las personas de todo el mundo necesitan una contra-narrativa para comprender lo que est\u00e1 sucediendo y una intensa campa\u00f1a contra los procesos progresivos que, a pesar de sus contradicciones y defectos, han reducido la pobreza y dependencia en la regi\u00f3n.<\/p>\n

Conf\u00edo en los colegas que continuar\u00e1n trabajando en esta misi\u00f3n para promover la integraci\u00f3n Sur-Sur y una perspectiva contrahegem\u00f3nica, y espero que contin\u00faen trabajando con ellos y la organizaci\u00f3n. De nuevo, gracias por su colaboraci\u00f3n y amistad, y espero que nuestros caminos se crucen de nuevo.<\/p>\n

Saludos y venceremos<\/p>\n

Pablo Vivanco”<\/td>\n

Me voy de repente sin ceremonias, sin siquiera haber hecho planes para que alguien ocupe mi lugar o haya encontrado un empleador que me contratar\u00eda en funci\u00f3n de mi experiencia como Director de TeleSUR en ingl\u00e9s.<\/p>\n

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No puedo nombrar ni un solo art\u00edculo, video, multimedia interactivo o proyecto u otras formas de contenido multimedia que funcionen lo suficientemente bien como para estar orgulloso de ello. Yo responsabilizo a otros por mi pobre desempe\u00f1o por tener una actitud negativa hacia algunos de nuestros pa\u00edses donantes en lugar de tener mis propios pies.<\/p>\n

Aqu\u00ed comparto las banalidades sobre cu\u00e1n complejas son las cosas en el mundo, lo que ir\u00f3nicamente subraya cu\u00e1n horrible fue mi cargo como director.<\/p>\n

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Termino con t\u00f3picos porque en verdad me est\u00e1n obligando a salir de mi posici\u00f3n y esto suena mejor que la realidad.<\/p>\n

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