In recent decades, Venezuela has been subjected to a dismantling of its media ecosystem. The weakening of the conditions for the practice of journalism, whether in television, digital, print or radio media, has been evident and unstoppable under the current Venezuelan government administration.
In 2022, the attack was directed at radio stations. Organizations in favor of freedom of expression in Venezuela have recorded the closure of at least 95 radio stations. The states of Zulia, Tachira, Sucre, and Falcón were the most affected. The highest number of closures were reported in September and October, with more than 50 instances in that period alone.
“This new wave of radio media closures shows that the government persists in its goal of adapting the media ecosystem to its interests, aggravating the information deficit that exists in the country,” Daniela Alvarado Mejias,…
