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It is named for its [[Correo del Orinoco|nineteenth-century predecessor]], which under the patronage of [[Simón Bolívar]] promoted Venezuelan independence. It uses the slogan "the artillery of thought". |
It is named for its [[Correo del Orinoco|nineteenth-century predecessor]], which under the patronage of [[Simón Bolívar]] promoted Venezuelan independence. It uses the slogan "the artillery of thought". |
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The original ''Correo del Orinoco'' was published on the [[Orinoco river]], but the modern |
The original ''Correo del Orinoco'' was published on the [[Orinoco river]], but the modern newspaper is based in Caracas. |
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The newspaper is affiliated to the [[Ministry of Popular Power for Communication and Information]] and the [[United Socialist Party of Venezuela]].{{citation needed|date=January 2022}} |
The newspaper is affiliated to the [[Ministry of Popular Power for Communication and Information]] and the [[United Socialist Party of Venezuela]].{{citation needed|date=January 2022}} |
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Revision as of 06:59, 9 May 2022
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Type | State-owned daily newspaper |
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Editor | Desirée Santos Amaral |
Founded | 2009 |
Language | Spanish and English |
Website | www.correodelorinoco.gob.ve |
Correo del Orinoco (the Orinoco Post) is a Venezuelan newspaper launched in 2009 with government backing.[1] It is named for its nineteenth-century predecessor, which under the patronage of Simón Bolívar promoted Venezuelan independence. It uses the slogan "the artillery of thought".
The original Correo del Orinoco was published on the Orinoco river, but the modern newspaper is based in Caracas. The newspaper is affiliated to the Ministry of Popular Power for Communication and Information and the United Socialist Party of Venezuela.[citation needed]
In 2010 the Correo del Orinoco launched a weekly English-language edition, Correo del Orinoco International, with Eva Golinger as its editor.[citation needed]
On 12 January 2016, Desirée Santos Amaral, a former Minister of Communication and Information, became the new editor of Correo del Orinoco.[2] The previous editor was Vanessa Davies, a journalist and a political activist for the United Socialist Party of Venezuela.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Carroll, Rory (7 March 2010). "Why being a satirist is no joke in Hugo Chávez's Venezuela". The Guardian (online). Retrieved 10 March 2010. (Carroll's article can also be accessed as Chavez in driver's seat as he silences his critics. The New Zealand Herald. 10 March 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2015.)
- ^ "Vanessa Davies se va del Correo del Orinoco" (in Spanish). Últimas Noticias. 12 January 2016. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
See also