The Ministry of Popular Power for Communication and Information (Minci) is a public ministry of the
Government of Venezuela
Venezuela is a federal presidential republic.
The chief executive is the President of Venezuela who is both head of state and head of government. Executive power is exercised by the President. Legislative power is vested in the National Assem ...
dedicated to communication, informing the Venezuelan public and promoting the Venezuelan government.
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Structure
*Minister of Popular Power for Communication and Information
*General Directorate Office
*General Directorate of Presidential Communications
*Vice Minister of Communication and Information
*Vice Minister of Television
*Vice Minister of Radio
*Vice Minister of Print Media
*Vice Minister of Social Networks
Organs and Affiliated Entities Ministry
*National Commission of Telecommunications
The National Commission of Telecommunications (Conatel) is an agency of the government of Venezuela that exercises the regulation, supervision and control over telecommunications in Venezuela.
History
The Telecommunications Act, enacted on June ...
* Bolivarian Communication and Information System
Affiliated media organizations
Affiliated media organizations include:
Ministers
Censorship
The Institute Press and Society (Ipys) has criticized freedom of information and expression in Venezuela, though the Ministry of Popular Power for Communication and Information responded to these allegations by criticizing the Ipys report due to its alleged funding from United States organizations, such as the National Endowment for Democracy
The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) is an organization in the United States that was founded in 1983 for promoting democracy in other countries by promoting political and economic institutions such as political groups, trade unions, ...
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See also
*Bolivarian propaganda
Bolivarian propaganda (also known as ''Chavista'' propaganda) is a form of nationalist propaganda, especially in Venezuela, that utilizes the ideals espoused by Simón Bolívar, who helped lead Venezuela and other Latin American countries to in ...
*Censorship in Venezuela
Censorship in Venezuela refers to all actions which can be considered as suppression in speech in the country. Reporters Without Borders ranked Venezuela 137th out of 180 countries in its ''World Press Freedom Index 2015'' and classified Venez ...
* The Commission of Propaganda, Agitation and Communication of the PSUV
*Media in Venezuela
Mass media in Venezuela comprise the mass and niche news and information communications infrastructure of Venezuela. Thus, the media of Venezuela consist of several different types of communications media: television, radio, newspapers, magazines, ...
References
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Government ministries of Venezuela
Communications ministries
Information ministries
Venezuelan propaganda organizations