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César Batiz
César Batiz is a Venezuelan investigative journalist. He previously worked with the country's largest newspaper, ''Últimas Noticias'', and is currently the director of '' Poderopedia'' and '' El Pitazo''. In many of his writings, he has taken on issues of corruption that have put him at odds with the governments of Hugo Chávez and Nicolás Maduro. Education and early career César Batiz graduated from the Universidad del Zulia in 1996. He has worked for the publications ''Panorama'', ''La Verdad'', ''Últimas Noticias'', and ''La Electricidad de Caracas''. In 2008 he returned to ''Últimas Noticias'', the largest-circulation daily in Venezuela as an investigative journalist. The Fundación Polar published the book ''La Desgracia de Ayer'' ("The Misfortune of Yesterday"), which includes a text that Batiz wrote after participating in a Journalism and Memory Workshop taught by Milagros Socorro. Sambrano case ''Últimas Noticias'' published on February 22, 2009 an article in whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Últimas Noticias
''Últimas Noticias'' is a daily newspaper in Venezuela, currently British-owned and characterized by '' The Guardian'' as a "pro-Maduro tabloid". ''Últimas Noticias'' was founded in Caracas on 16 September 1941 after the pro-freedom measures implemented by President Medina Angarita. It initially bore the name ''Diario del Pueblo'' (the people's newspaper), and was created by Víctor Simone D'Lima, "Kotepa" Delgado, Vaughan Salas Lozada and Pedro Beroes. Miguel Ángel Capriles Ayala acquired the majority of the shares in 1948. He was the president of ''La Cadena Capriles'', until his death in 1996. His sonMiguel Angel Capriles Lópezassumed that position in 1998 until 2013, starting a modernization process that lasted more than 12 years. On 16 October 2000 it was relaunched, adopting a more colloquial tone and aiming to be more of a guide to daily life. In June 2002 it began printing in colour on every page and launched its Sunday edition aimed to a more middle class audience ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Global Investigative Journalism Conference
The Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN) is "an international association of nonprofit organizations that support, promote and produce investigative journalism." The association is headquartered in the United States, and its membership is open to "nonprofits, NGOs, and educational organizations" that are active in investigative reporting and data journalism. As of February 2021, GIJN had 203 member organizations in 76 countries. The organisation’s projects include a help desk to provide investigative journalists with advice and assistance, a resource center with tips, tools, and manuals, and large training conferences that have attracted over 5,000 journalists from 100 countries. History GIJN was formed in 2003 as a loose network in support of the biennial ''Global Investigative Journalism Conference'' (GIJC), which had been launched two years earlier by veteran journalists Brant Houston and Nils Mulvad. The GIJN secretariat was officially formed after participants of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |