Articles by Instituto Prensa y Sociedad de Venezuela
Reporting on possible Ebola outbreak in Venezuela treated as campaign against the state
Tareck El Aissami, Aragua state governor, has been authorised to investigate reporters who have written about a possible outbreak of Ebola at the Central Hospital in Maracay, capital city of Aragua.
Venezuelan journalist receives threats from suspected murderer
On August 25, 2014, Jenny Oropeza, a journalist with Diario 2001, received an intimidating message from Jonny Eduardo Bolívar Jiménez, identified as the main suspect in the March 24 homicide of Adriana Urquiola, a sign language interpreter for Noticiero Venevisión.
Venezuelan journalist uses Twitter to reveal incidence of censorship
On August 24, 2014, Marco Ruíz, a journalist with Últimas Noticias, a newspaper with nationwide circulation, reported via Twitter (@mruizsilvera) that his article about fingerprinting ID for food purchases had been censored.
Offices of Venezuela’s National College of Journalists robbed repeatedly
In the past twelve months, representatives of the regional offices of Aragua, Anzoátegui and Nueva Esparta of the National College of Journalists (CNP in Spanish) reported that alleged criminal elements had broken in and robbed equipment from the facilities and adjacent offices.
Foreign correspondent assaulted, detained while covering student protest in Venezuela
Gonzalo Ruiz, a correspondent for Colombian news channel NTN24, was assaulted and briefly detained by National Bolivarian Police officers while covering a confrontation between students and police in San Cristóbal.
Venezuela: Health minister criticizes media coverage of HIV/AIDS and Chikungunya virus
Francisco Armada, the Poder Popular minister of health, has accused several private media outlets of leading a national destabilization campaign through their coverage of the Chikungunya virus and the supply of anti-retroviral drugs.
Director of regional newspaper in Venezuela fired due to political pressure
On July 18, 2014, Jesús González, the director of El Sol de Maturín, was fired after the paper’s shareholders imposed a strict new editorial line supporting the ruling party.
TV journalist in Venezuela fired after getting gag order from station
After telling station executives that she would go public with story on the station censoring her work, TV journalist Hecmiry Lugo is fired from DAT TV in Carabobo.