Biden wants to re-thaw relations with Cuba. He'll have to navigate Florida politics.

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2. A lot of that hostility (from U.S./European press) has to do with big media in Latin America

Most corporate media in Latin America is right-wing, ranging mostly from center-right to quasi-fascist (dictatorship apologists, racists, etc.).

This is because historically, most of the region's newspapers - and the media conglomerates that grew around them (cable news, etc.) - were founded by landed families.

And because the few that dared to have a progressive line were often violently quashed by dictatorships in the 20th century.

Consequently, whenever U.S./European/Asian correspondents reach out to Latin American sources, they're usually right-wing editors and op-ed writers - however "independent" they present themselves as (and they always do).

Being a left-wing - or even centrist - journalist is a good way to end your career in the region. Or worse.