Links

Portals

LANIC – Latin American Network Information Center of the University of Texas, many useful links to Venezuelan websites, especially for academics

News & Analysis

Neutral/Balanced

El Mundo – daily newspaper dedicated to economic analysis

Entorno Inteligente – daily collection of articles from most of Venezuela’s main newspapers

Panorama – Maracaibo – another important source of non-opposition reporting.

Televen – Third largest national television network

Últimas Noticias – Venezuela’s largest newspaper. One of the few that provides objective and balanced news on Venezuela. (subscription needed)

Venevisión – Venezuela’s largest television network, owned by Gustavo Cisneros

Pro-Government/Bolivarian

Aló Presidente – website of  archived content from Chavez’s weekly program

America XXI – Venezuelan produced magazine distributed across the continent

Antiescuálidos.com – one of the first and most important pro-Chavez sites.

Aporrea – constantly updated news and analysis

Ciudad CCS – daily newspaper produced by Alcaldia de Caracas

Correo del Orinoco – daily pro-government newspaper

Diario Vea – pro-government newspaper

MINCI News – news from Ministry of Popular Power for Communication and Information, also known as SIBCI

Radio del Sur – Latin American wide radio network established by Venezuela

Rebelión – Venezuela – a site dedicated to news and analysis on Latin America, with a special section on Venezuela.

RNV – the main state-run radio channel, has an excellent website

Tatuy TV – Community television station in Merida state

TeleSUR – The only alternative to CNN en español for Latin America, financed by Venezuela, Cuba, Bolivia, and Uruguay

Venezolana de Televisión – the main state-run television station

Vive – a national community TV channel, excellent website

Anti-Government/Opposition (small selection)

Correo del Caroní – Ciudad Guayana

Descifrado – something like a “Drudge Report” for the opposition

El Nacional – One of Venezuela’s main newspapers, from a supposedly social democratic perspective, but very anti-Chavez (subscription needed)

El Universal – Venezuela’s oldest newspaper, quite conservative

Globovisión – 24-hour national news channel

NoticieroDigital – a collection of columnists, mostly opposition, but with some pro-government and with very rowdy and very anti-Chavez discussion forums

RCTV – formerly on VHF, as of May 27, 2007 “only” on internet, cable, and satellite

Tal Cual – afternoon newspaper founded by Teodoro Petkoff (subscription only)

Unión Radio – Venezuela’s main oppositional news radio station, has some pro-government programs, though.

Groups

Human Rights

Defensoria del Pueblo – The government’s human rights defender’s office, which has in-depth information on a variety of human rights cases, such as the April 2002 coup attempt and extra-judicial executions of presumed criminals by local police forces

PROVEA – Venezuela’s most respected human rights group, which presents the most balanced picture of human rights in Venezuela.

Pro-government/Bolivarian

PSUV – official website of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela

Venezuelan Communist Party and its Newspaper

Soberanía – a site dedicated to analyzing the oil industry. While generally pro-Chavez it is opposed the government’s oil policy, criticizing it from the left

La Guarura – anarchist leaning site, sometimes critical of the national government from a left wing perspective

Anti-Government/Opposition

11abril.com -opposition site dedicated towards presenting the Chavez government as the main perpetrators of the Aprill 11, 2002 deaths.

Fedecámaras – the country’s largest Chamber of Commerce, which helped organized the April 2002 coup attempt.

Laclase.info – website of far left opposition to Chavez government

Primero Justicia – one of Venezuela’s newest and more successful conservative/neo-liberal parties.

Venezuelan Government

Ministries of Popular Power

Agricultura y Tierras – Agriculture and Land

Alimentación – Food

Ambiente – Environment

Ciencia, Tecnología e Industrias Intermedias – Science, Technology and medium sized industry

Comercio – Trade

Comunas y Proteccion Social – Communes and Social Protection (Now Ministry of Communes and Social Movements)

Comunicación y la Información – Communication and Information

Cultura – Culture

Defensa – Defense

Deporte – Sports

Educación – Education

Educación Superior – Higher Education

Energía y Petróleo – Energy and Petroleum

Industrias Básicas y Minería – Basic Industries and Mines

Obras Publicas y Vivienda – Public Works and Housing

Planificacion y Finanzas – Planning and Finances

Presidencia de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela – Presidency

Pueblos Indígenas – Indigenous Peoples

Relaciones Exteriores – Foreign Relations

Relaciones Interiores y Justicia – Interior and Justice

Salud – Health

Trabajo y Seguridad Social – Work and Social Security

Turismo – Tourism

Vicepresidencia de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela – Vice-Presidency

Other State Institutions

Asamblea Nacional – National Assembly

Banco Central de Venezuela – Venezuelan Central Bank

Consejo Nacional Electoral – National Electoral Council

Contraloría General – Comptroller General

Comisión Nacional de Telecomunicaciones – National Telecommunications Commission

Defensoría del Pueblo – Defender of the People (Human Rights Defender)

Fiscalia General – Attorney General

Tribunal Supremo de Justicia – Supreme Tribunal of Justice

Venezuelan Embassy in the U.S.

Venezuelan Embassy in the U.K.