on 13 september, the junta dissolved congress, outlawed the parties that had been part of the popular unity coalition, and all political activity was declared "in recess". the military government took control of all media, including the radio broadcasting that allende attempted to use to give his final speech to the nation. it is not known how many chileans actually heard the last words of allende as he spoke them, but a transcript and audio of the speech survived the military government. chilean scholar lidia m. baltra details how the military took control of the media platforms and turned them into their own "propaganda machine." the only two newspapers that were allowed to continue publishing after the military takeover were "el mercurio" and "la tercera de la hora", both of which were anti-allende under his leadership. the dictatorship's silencing of the leftist point of view extended past the media and into "every discourse that expressed any resistance to the regime." an example of this is the torturing and death of folk singer victor jara. the military government detained jara in the days following the coup. he, along with many other leftists, was held in estadio nacional, or the national stadium of chile in the capital of santiago. initially, the junta tried to silence him by crushing his hands, but ultimately he was murdered. immediately after the coup the military sought television host don francisco to have him report on the events. don francisco declined the offer, encouraging the captain that had approached him to take the role of reporter himself.