''Diario VEA'' is a

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. It was founded in

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in 2003. It is owned by the government. Its slogan is ''Comprometidos con Venezuela'' ("Committed to Venezuela"). Its director is Guillermo García Ponce. It comes in a

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format. It has been described as "the mouthpiece of the

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Politics

Ideologically ''Diario VEA'' is on the

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side of the

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, and as a result of its ownership by the state, it is much friendlier to President

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than most of Venezuela's dailies; hence its editorial line is critical of the

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and the Venezuelan opposition, as well as the

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n government.

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External links

''Diario VEA'' on-line
Spanish-language newspapers Newspapers published in Venezuela Mass media in Caracas {{Venezuela-newspaper-stub

Politics

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