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A A A Comments (2) By Jacob Bernstein Thursday, Jan 11 2001

He says upon arrival he found "civil war" within the newsroom and a substandard staff. "It was incestuous," says Castañeda. "[There were] very poor habits of doing things." He brought in new reporters, kept the door to his office open, and actively began to dumb down the paper.

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"There are a lot of people angry with El Nuevo; that doesn't mean there is a market for another newspaper in Spanish," says FIU's Mario Diament. The newspaperman turned academic's views seem to be bearing fruit when it comes to El Diario. Part of the budding newspaper's problem is distribution. Miami-Dade's Hispanics are spread out all over the county. Simply reaching them with the product is a difficult task. The new paper has had trouble keeping executives and paying its staff. It's unclear how much longer it can last.

On the other hand, this month Castañeda will celebrate two years as El Nuevo's guiding voice. Although he had planned to step down, at Ibargüen and the staff's urging he has agreed to one more year. Under the arrangement Castañeda, who already spends a lot of time out of the office, will work only nine months of the year. "It gives an opportunity for the staff to solve problems themselves," he says.

But the success of Castañeda's model could be bad news for those who admire the best of Latin-American journalism. Excellence can still be found in the bravery of Colombian reporters, the rich editorial pages of Mexico's La Reforma, the scrappy investigations of Argentina's Pagina/12, and the comprehensive coverage of Brazil's Jornal do Brasil.

None of those newspapers distinguished themselves by striving solely for the bottom line.

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renata kases 06/06/2010 4:41:00 AM

Quite passionate Colto reveals details about the 11 days he was with Rick Martin By: Elaine Gill "It's as if he had lived the same story from the movie Pretty Woman" is so rolandense Val Colto relation to its experiences with Rick Martin in 1999. He spent 11 days on the side of the singer and traveled with him to eight cities. He said Rick Martin presented him and also gave him affection. Val is a fan of the singer from the time he participated in the musical group Menudo. The two met at a performance by the singer in London. At the time, Colt wrote letters to Rick Martin and gave to one of its agreement with the assessores.De rolandense, so the singer read the letter, he invited him to come into his dressing room. "The senior aide, called me and said that Rick wanted to talk to me. We chatted and he left the show I attended a special place, "she reveals. According to Colt, the invitation to travel with Rick Martin was made after the show ended .. "I thought it would go away after the show to my house and everything back to normal, but to my surprise he invited me to travel with him," recalls Colto. Colto said Rick Martin is a romantic who loves to be flattered. "He's a wonderful human being. It is impossible not to fall for him. I was treated well and loved to have gone to bed with him. He always told me that for him within four walls is what it came. Rick is very affectionate, kissing and super pretty and has a tattoo of a hummingbird in the groin., "He says. Colto further said that this case will never be forgotten and that the singer wrote a song for him. "He made a song especially for me. I will not say what it is because this is something we'll keep to myself. In an interview with the Fantastic said he would have fallen in love with a woman here. At the time he could not say it was a man, but he meant to me. Rick was very afraid to talk about his homosexuality and lose your reputation, "says Colto According Colto the case did not stop there. In 2002, they met again and came together again. "We were together four days. This time we are in the Copacabana Hotel in Rio de Janeiro. Never let us talk. During this time we are always in contact via telephone or the Internet, "says Colt. . "When he left he told me he would come for me to get closer to him, laughs. I dream about it, but do not know if this is possible, "adds Colto. During the interview for Gazeta, Colto showed exclusively a comment by Ricky Martin on your Twitter, where the singer said not to be angry with him for having revealed to the press about the case that the two had. The site said he was not angry and that was not to worry Colto. "I show it exclusively for you, that the press and everyone sees that I'm not lying. Everything that I experienced was real. And this story will take me until my death. One day he asked if I would be forgotten, he told me that even distant, while we breathe the same air and seeing the same moon, will never forget each other, "is thrilled Val Colto account at that time revealed his case to the media and giving interviews to some TV, but several people from the press refused to interview him for not believing in him. "Today these people call wanting to interview me, but I refuse, because at the time they gave me no credit," said Colt. According to Colt, Rick Martin would have had another case here in Brazil with a famous show host. "He told me he was involved with this person before she met and who also had spent wonderful moments with him," said Colto To prove you're not lying, Colto will face the truth machine in June in the program nothing but the truth appears in SBT. "I'm not going there for the money, but to show to Brazil I am not lying," he says. In July, ValColto will pose nude for the magazine Star Man The photos will be produced in Brazil and the United States. "I'm in a wonderful time. I get calls almost every day. One was the SonicMusic to burn a CD, another to do porn. The first'm still analyzing the second I refused. Do not want to do porn movies, "said valColto. For him her affair with Rick Martin is not over. He has prepared himself to find the singer that he says will soon come to tour in Brazil. "Many things will still happen, I can not reveal them, but I can say that this story is not over," says valcolto .. Valcolto has pictures with the singer on the social networking site Orkut and who want to watch videos with it can access the site www.youtube.com.br. "I was treated well and loved to have gone to bed with him"

kelly maia 06/06/2010 4:37:00 AM

Completamente apaixonado, Colto revela detalhes sobre os 11 dias que ficou junto com Rick Martin Por:Elaine Gonçalves “É como se tivesse vivido a mesma história do filme Linda Mulher” é assim que o rolandense Val Colto se refere aos seus momentos vividos com Rick Martin em 1999. Ele passou 11 dias ao lado do cantor e viajou com ele para 8 cidades. Segundo ele, Rick Martin o presenteou e também lhe deu carinho. Val é fã do cantor desde a época em que ele participou do grupo musical Menudos. Os dois se conheceram em uma apresentação do cantor em Londrina. Na época, Colto escreveu cartas para o Rick Martin e entregou para um de seus assessores.De acordo com o rolandense, assim que o cantor leu a carta, ele o convidou para entrar em seu camarim. “O assessor dele, me chamou e disse que o Rick queria falar comigo. Nós conversamos e ele deixou que eu assistisse ao show de um lugar privilegiado,” revela. Segundo Colto, o convite para viajar com Rick Martin foi feito depois que o show acabou.. “ Achei que depois do show iria embora para minha casa e tudo voltaria ao normal, mas para minha surpresa ele me convidou para ir viajar com ele”, relembra Colto. Colto disse que Rick Martin é um romântico e que adora ser bajulado. “Ele é um ser humano maravilhoso. Não tem como não se apaixonar por ele. Fui muito bem tratado e amei ter ido para cama com ele. Ele sempre me dizia que para ele entre quatro paredes vale o que vim. Rick é muito carinhoso, beija super bem e tem uma tatuagem linda de um beija-flor na virilha.,” afirma. Colto ainda disse que esse caso jamais será esquecido e que o cantor compôs uma música para ele. “Ele fez uma música especialmente para mim. Não vou falar qual é porque isso é algo que vou guardar só para mim. Em uma entrevista para o Fantástico ele disse que teria se apaixonado por uma mulher aqui. Na época ele não podia dizer que era um homem, mas ele se referia a mim. Rick tinha muito medo de falar sobre sua homossexualidade e perder sua fama”, comenta Colto Segundo Colto o caso não parou por ai. Em 2002, eles voltaram a se encontrar e ficaram juntos novamente. “Ficamos juntos quatro dias. Dessa vez nos encontramos no Hotel Copacabana no Rio de Janeiro. Nunca deixamos de nos falar. Durante esse tempo sempre estamos em contato por telefone ou pela internet”, diz Colto. . “Quando ele foi embora ele me disse que iria vim me buscar para ficar mais próximo dele, risos. Sonho com isso, mas não sei se isso é possível”, acrescenta Colto. Durante a entrevista para Gazeta, Colto mostrou com exclusividade um comentário de Rick Martin em seu Twitter, onde o cantor dizia não estar bravo com ele por ter revelado para imprensa sobre o caso que os dois tiveram. No site dizia que ele não estava bravo e que não era para Colto se preocupar. “Mostro isso com exclusividade para vocês, para que a imprensa e todos vejam que eu não estou mentindo. Tudo isso que vivi foi real. E essa história vou levar comigo até minha morte. Um dia perguntei a ele se eu iria ser esquecido, ele me disse que mesmo distante, enquanto respirarmos o mesmo ar e vermos a mesma lua, jamais nos esqueceremos um do outro”, emociona-se Val. Colto conta que na época revelou seu caso para mídia e que deu entrevistas para alguns programas de TV, mas que várias pessoas da imprensa recusaram a entrevistá-lo por não acreditar nele. “Hoje essas pessoas ligam querendo me entrevistar, mas eu recuso, porque na época eles não me deram nenhum crédito”, disse Colto. De acordo com Colto, Rick Martin teria tido mais um caso aqui no Brasil com um famoso apresentador de programa. “Ele me disse que se envolveu com essa pessoa antes de conhecer e que também tinha passado momentos maravilhosos ao lado dele”, disse Colto Para provar que não está mentindo, Colto irá enfrentar a máquina da verdade em junho no Programa Nada Além da Verdade exibido no SBT. “Não estou indo lá pelo dinheiro, mas para mostrar para o Brasil que não estou mentindo”, ressalta. Em julho, Val Colto irá posar nu para a revista americana Star Man. As fotos serão produzidas no Brasil e também nos Estados Unidos. “Estou numa fase maravilhosa. Recebo convites quase todos os dias. Um deles foi da SonicMusic para gravar um CD, outro para fazer filme pornô. O primeiro ainda estou analisando o segundo eu recusei. Não quero fazer filmes pornôs”, disse Colto. Para ele seu caso com Rick Martin não acabou. Ele tem se preparado para encontrar o cantor que segundo ele logo irá vim fazer uma turnê no Brasil. “Muitas coisas ainda vão acontecer, não posso revelá-las, mas posso afirmar que essa história não acabou”, garante Colto. Val tem fotos com o cantor no site de relacionamentos Orkut e quem quiser assistir vídeos com ele pode acessar o site www.youtube.com.br. “Fui muito bem tratado e amei ter ido para cama com ele”

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