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Iria Puyosa

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About Iria Puyosa

22 posts · joined 2005-09-12

I blog in <a href=”http://rulemanes.blogsome.com/”>Rulemanes para Telemaco</a> (Spanish) about literature, art films, information freedom, blogosphere, and social networks. My second blog, <a href=”http://resteados.blogsome.com/”>Reste@dos</a> (Sp-ES) deals with Venezuelan politics, as well as social movements in Latin America, from a democratic left viewpoint.

Currently, I am working in my PhD in the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education at the University of Michigan. My research area is social capital and inequalities in access to postsecondary education. I did my master in Organizational Communication. I used to teach courses in Social Communication and in Learning Strategies in the School of Social Work at the Central University of Venezuela (Universidad Central de Venezuela).

Previously, I worked as a consultant in mass media and public opinion. Before that I was news coordinator for Radio Fe y Alegria, a community oriented radio station in Caracas. Now, I think blogging is closer to the kind of journalism I had in mind when I started my undergraduate studies.

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July 9th, 2007

Venezuela: Roger Santodomingo's Resignation from Noticiero Digital

Iria Puyosa · 19:09 · Americas
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Venezuelan journalist Roger Santodomingo felt the need to resign from his post as an editor with Noticiero Digital due to threats on his family. The site's forum was a place of personal attacks from often extreme points of view. Santodomingo's resignation caused quite a stir among Venezuelan bloggers, who see these threats as further restrictions on freedom of expression, while others question the purpose of anonymous fora, which may not contribute to constructive discussion. 1 comment  · read »

December 2nd, 2006

Venezuelan 3D

Iria Puyosa · 03:34 · Americas
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The 3D (December 3) will become a new milestone in Venezuela's political calendar. This Sunday Venezuelans will choose our next President. Although more than ten candidates are registered, the election race is truly among only two candidates: the social democrat Manuel Rosales and incumbent President Hugo Chávez, who aspires to ... 5 comments  · read »

November 20th, 2006

Americas

Eight recent polls on Venezuela’s elections are summarized by Reste@dos [ES]. The post includes the numbers from the Welsch / Observatorio Hannah Arendt released yesterday, as well as poll numbers from Datanálisis, Hinterlaces, Evans & McDonough, Consultores 21, IVAD, CECA, Keller, and Penn, Schoen & Berland. Main points from the analyses of this collection of polls are: 1) Chávez is ahead, 2) Chávez is losing support, 3) Rosales is gaining support, 4) Chávez is more likely to win but for a very small margin.

November 12th, 2006

Venezuelan Oil is Red

Iria Puyosa · 17:11 · Americas
During the last week, Venezuelan’s main topic of political conversation has been the new, fully red, fully chavista, PDVSA. The President of the Venezuelan state-owned oil company, Rafael Ramírez, called for absolute support from all workers—from top management to line of production laborers—to President Chávez’ campaign for reelection. Ramírez’ speech ... 0 comments  · read »

October 23rd, 2006

Bolivia: Border Military Bases and Internal Conflicts

Iria Puyosa · 19:31 · Americas
The treaty between Bolivia and Venezuela to build military facilities on the borders with Paraguay, Chile, Perú, and Brasil is being discussed in political blogs from Perú and Chile. Chilean conservative bloggers writing at El Rincón de Michelle [ES] agree that the treaty should be regarded as evidence of ... 1 comment  · read »

July 29th, 2006

A Big Laugh in Venezuela

Iria Puyosa · 20:00 · Americas
Venezuelans will be holding the funniest elections in the country history. Entertainer Benjamin Rausseo, better known as Er’ Conde del Guacharo (Count of Guacharo), announced this week that he will run for President. Rausseo is Venezuela’s most popular comedian, and he has no political background. His character is a ... 2 comments  · read »
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