Caracas Chronicles
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| Available in | English |
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| Slogan(s) | Making Venezuela make sense. |
| Website |
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| Launched | 2002 |
| Current status | Active |
Caracas Chronicles is a website focused on Venezuelan news and analysis that was founded in 2002 by Francisco Toro.[1] The website describes itself as "opposition-leaning-but-not-insane",[1] though it also "doesn't spare the opposition".[2]
Members
Francisco Toro is the founder of Caracas Chronicles and serves as its editor. Common contributors include Venezuelan economist Juan Cristobal Nagel, journalist Gustavo Hernández reporting from Venezuela and opposition activist Emiliana Duarte.[1]
Other contributors with professional backgrounds in economics, engineering and law include:[1]
Reception
The Associated Press states that the website's "English-language musings are a must-read for foreign journalists, academics and political junkies".[2]
Following the death of President Hugo Chávez, José de Córdoba wrote in Americas Quarterly:[3]
| “ | Caracas Chronicles, an English-language blog that has provided a running narration since 2002 of the Chávez era, will continue to be an indispensable tool of analysis and information for addicts of the Chávez story—a story that so far has managed to outlive the flamboyant president. ... One hopes that Venezuelans, and everyone else interested in the fate of the country, will continue to be served by the entertaining and insightful dispatches of Caracas Chronicles. | ” |
Predicting that a crisis was to hit Venezuela under the presidency of Nicolás Maduro, The Daily Beast stated that when such crisis occurred, "Caracas Chronicles the blogspot will be the essential guide".[4]
Controversy
On 6 December 2015, Caracas Chronicles was affected by a DDoS attack according to the Press and Society Institute (IPYS), a Venezuelan NGO. According to the host organization of the website, the attack originated from Venezuela.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "About". Caracas Chronicles. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- 1 2 Goodman, Joshua (3 February 2014). "Venezuelan Blogger, Francisco Toro, Calls It Quits". Associated Press. Archived from the original on February 4, 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ↑ de Córdoba, José (31 July 2013). "Blogging the Revolution: Caracas Chronicles and the Hugo Chávez Era". Book Review. Americas Quarterly. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- ↑ Frum, David (17 March 2013). "David's Bookclub: Blogging the Revolution". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ↑ "Portal Caracas Chronicles reportó caída del servidor web". Instituto Prensa y Sociedad de Venezuela. Retrieved 28 May 2016.