Ministry of Popular Power for Communication and Information
Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Comunicación y la Información | |
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Agency overview | |
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Headquarters | Caracas, Venezuela |
Annual budget | ≈ $380 million (2015)[1] |
Agency executive | Jacqueline Faria, Minister of Popular Power for Communication and Information |
Child agencies |
National Commission of Telecommunications Bolivarian Communication and Information System |
Website |
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The Ministry of Popular Power for Communication and Information (Minci) is a public ministry of the Government of Venezuela dedicated to communication, informing the Venezuelan public and promoting the Venezuelan government.[2][3][1]
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[4]
Organs and Affiliated Entities Ministry
Affiliated media organizations
Affiliated media organizations include:[5]
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 criticizing the Ipys report due to its alleged funding from United States organizations, such as the National Endowment for Democracy.[6]
See also
- Bolivarian propaganda
- Censorship in Venezuela
- The Commission of Propaganda, Agitation and Communication of the PSUV
- Media in Venezuela
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Gobierno gastará más en propaganda que en el municipio Libertador". El Nacional. 23 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ↑ Díaz, Sugey (15 October 2014). "El Minci “sigue siendo un ministerio de propaganda del PSUV”". La Verdad. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ↑ VÁSQUEZ S., ÁLEX (28 October 2014). "65% del dinero del Minci se utilizará en propaganda oficial". El Nacional. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ↑ "EL MINISTERIO". Ministry of Popular Power for Communication and Information. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ↑ "Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Comunicación y la Información". Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Comunicación y la Información. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- ↑ "Minci desmiente un informe de Ipys sobre medios cerrados en Venezuela". La Nación. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.