Cuban blogger win Spanish digital journalism prize

"Who is the last in line for a toaster?" was the title of a recent blog that satirized the lifting of a ban on sales of computers, DVD players and other appliances that Cubans long for, though toasters will not be freely sold until 2010.

In a country where the press is government-controlled and no independent media exists, Sanchez and other Cubans bloggers have found a new vehicle of expression, even though access to the Internet is controlled by the state.

The younger Castro has encouraged more public debate on Cuba's shortcomings in a drive to shore up socialism.

(Reporting by Rosa Tania Valdes, editing by Todd Eastham)

(For special coverage from Reuters on the changes in Cuba, see: here)