Revista Bohemia

Bohemia magazine, May 3, 1935

Bohemia Magazine (Revista Bohemia), is a Spanish language illustrated magazine based in Havana, Cuba, that was founded in 1908.[1] It is the oldest general consumer magazine in Cuba, and the oldest magazine in all of Latin America.[2][3] It provides articles relating to political commentary, long-form journalism, history, historical analysis, and fashion advice. It claims to be the first magazine to publish the work of Cuban artists in full color.[4]

During the first forty years of its existence, alongside its human-interest articles, Bohemia was often critical of government overreach in Cuba - admonishing the actions of Machado, Batista, Grau, and other Cuban government administrations, enjoying the privileges of free speech to varying degrees.[5]

Under the Machado government, the revolutionary dictator began to censor the media in the 1930's, and Bohemia became the most vocal magazine in opposition to the crimes of the government.[6] Under the Batista regime, the dictator used his Wartime powers to impose strict censorships on popular media.[7]

After the Cuban Revolution, the magazine came under the current communist censorship of the Castro regime and those who followed, and many believe the modern magazine to be a propaganda outlet of the communist government.[8][9] However, Bohemia has recently begun publishing articles with a journalistic perspective of the government, including unfavorable opinions about government mismanagement - especially its mismanagement of Covid-19.[10]

  1. ^ "Cuba's Bohemia magazine celebrates its 115th anniversary - Prensa Latina". 2023-05-10. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
  2. ^ Sanchez, Yoani (3 May 2011). "Bohemia, Latin America's Oldest Magazine, Destroyed by Censorship". Huffington Post. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  3. ^ Benson, Devyn Spence (5 April 2016). Antiracism in Cuba: The Unfinished Revolution. University of North Carolina Press. ISBN 978-1-4696-2673-4.
  4. ^ Luis, William (2001). Culture and Customs of Cuba. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 62. ISBN 978-0-313-30433-0.
  5. ^ "Bohemia". original-ufdc.uflib.ufl.edu. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
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  7. ^ Vergara, Ezekiel (2021). "The Role of the Media in the Cuban Revolution: Resource-Mobilization Theory and Cultural Framing". Inquiries Journal. 13 (2).
  8. ^ "278. Despatch From the Embassy in Cuba to the Department of State: Growth of Communism in Cuba". Department of State. April 14, 1959.
  9. ^ Yoani-Sánchez (2011-03-05). "Bohemia Lagoon". Generation Y. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
  10. ^ 14ymedio (2023-10-23). "The Official Magazine Bohemia Finds the Cuban State is to Blame for the Disaster". Translating Cuba. Retrieved 2024-09-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)