Cubadebate

Cubadebate
Established	2003
Headquarters	Cuba
Owner	Ideas Multimedios
Key people	Randy Alonso Falcón (director)
Website	www.cubadebate.cu

Cubadebate is a Cuban government-affiliated news and opinion website.

History and management

Cubadebate was founded in 2003 by the "Circle of Journalists Against Terrorism" group. Its launch event was presided over by National Assembly of People's Power president Ricardo Alarcón. It is directed by Randy Alonso Falcón, who also directs the Cuban state television show Mesa Redonda.

In 2011, Cubadebate's YouTube channel was taken down due to an alleged copyright infringement in a video it published about the trial of Cuban exile militant Luis Posada Carriles.

In 2022, Cubadebate became part of the Ideas Multimedios conglomerate, also directed by Alonso Falcón, along with Mesa Redonda and other entities.

Content

Cubadebate is described as a state-affiliated or official media outlet, and has a pro-government editorial line. It was known for publishing the "Reflections" column by Fidel Castro.

The comment section of Cubadebate functions as a forum for Cubans to debate various topics, although there are strict moderation guidelines. In 2016, Cubadebate was the fourth most visited website in Cuba according to Alexa rankings.

References

↑ "Historia". Cubadebate (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-08-31.
↑ "Cubanos se burlan de Randy Alonso: «Lenin, Marx y Engels, vengan a ver a sus discípulos, pero llévenselos con ustedes»" (in Spanish). CiberCuba. 2026-06-24. Retrieved 2026-08-31.
1 2 Bachmann, Ingrid (2011-01-13). "Google shuts down YouTube channel of government-run website in Cuba". LatAm Journalism Review by the Knight Center. Retrieved 2026-08-31.
1 2 3 "Google cierra el canal de Youtube en Cubadebate por una supuesta infracción" (in Spanish). ABC.es. 2011-01-13. Retrieved 2026-08-31.
↑ "IDEAS Multimedios, una apuesta por la innovación y las nuevas formas de gestión en los medios públicos cubanos". Cubadebate (in Spanish). 2022-09-21. Retrieved 2026-08-31.
↑ Pérez, Carmen María (2024-03-29). "Randy Alonso: biografía del director de Cubadebate y la Mesa Redonda" (in Spanish). Periodico Cubano. Retrieved 2026-08-31.
↑ "Cuba's Elian Gonzalez now a bearded college graduate". AP News. 2016-07-15. Retrieved 2026-08-31.
↑ Sherwood, Dave (2025-03-19). "Cuba cheers collapse of US-funded media following Trump cuts". Reuters. Retrieved 2026-08-31.
↑ "Cuba-US thaw sparks mixed media emotions". BBC News. 2014-12-18. Retrieved 2026-08-31.
↑ Ramírez Hernández, Elisa Beatriz; Salgueiro Marques, Ângela Cristina (2019). "El debate público online en Cuba: sujetos interlocutores y politización de conversaciones sobre migración en el sitio Cubadebate". Commons. 8 (2): 80–121. doi:10.25267/COMMONS.2019.v8.i2.03. hdl:10498/22420. Retrieved 2026-08-31.
↑ Backer, Larry Catá; Sapio, Flora; Korman, James (2021-02-04). "Popular Participation in the Constitution of the Illiberal State--An Empirical Study of Popular Engagement and Constitutional Reform in Cuba and the Contours of Cuban Socialist Democracy 2.0". Emory Law Scholarly Commons. Retrieved 2026-08-31.
↑ Beltrán, Federico (2016-12-31). "Estos fueron los sitios web más visitados en Cuba en el 2016" (in Spanish). CiberCuba. Retrieved 2026-08-31.

[g892-1] "Historia". Cubadebate (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-08-31.

[g749-2] "Cubanos se burlan de Randy Alonso: «Lenin, Marx y Engels, vengan a ver a sus discípulos, pero llévenselos con ustedes»" (in Spanish). CiberCuba. 2026-06-24. Retrieved 2026-08-31.

[m378-3] 1 2 Bachmann, Ingrid (2011-01-13). "Google shuts down YouTube channel of government-run website in Cuba". LatAm Journalism Review by the Knight Center. Retrieved 2026-08-31.

[y648-4] 1 2 3 "Google cierra el canal de Youtube en Cubadebate por una supuesta infracción" (in Spanish). ABC.es. 2011-01-13. Retrieved 2026-08-31.

[k348-5] "IDEAS Multimedios, una apuesta por la innovación y las nuevas formas de gestión en los medios públicos cubanos". Cubadebate (in Spanish). 2022-09-21. Retrieved 2026-08-31.

[l049-6] Pérez, Carmen María (2024-03-29). "Randy Alonso: biografía del director de Cubadebate y la Mesa Redonda" (in Spanish). Periodico Cubano. Retrieved 2026-08-31.

[q159-7] "Cuba's Elian Gonzalez now a bearded college graduate". AP News. 2016-07-15. Retrieved 2026-08-31.

[a977-8] Sherwood, Dave (2025-03-19). "Cuba cheers collapse of US-funded media following Trump cuts". Reuters. Retrieved 2026-08-31.

[q647-9] "Cuba-US thaw sparks mixed media emotions". BBC News. 2014-12-18. Retrieved 2026-08-31.

[e021-10] Ramírez Hernández, Elisa Beatriz; Salgueiro Marques, Ângela Cristina (2019). "El debate público online en Cuba: sujetos interlocutores y politización de conversaciones sobre migración en el sitio Cubadebate". Commons. 8 (2): 80–121. doi:10.25267/COMMONS.2019.v8.i2.03. hdl:10498/22420. Retrieved 2026-08-31.

[f934-11] Backer, Larry Catá; Sapio, Flora; Korman, James (2021-02-04). "Popular Participation in the Constitution of the Illiberal State--An Empirical Study of Popular Engagement and Constitutional Reform in Cuba and the Contours of Cuban Socialist Democracy 2.0". Emory Law Scholarly Commons. Retrieved 2026-08-31.

[g375-12] Beltrán, Federico (2016-12-31). "Estos fueron los sitios web más visitados en Cuba en el 2016" (in Spanish). CiberCuba. Retrieved 2026-08-31.