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Overview

Most of Venezuela's mass media are privately operated and derive most of their revenues from advertising, subscriptions, and sale or distribution of copyrighted materials. A small proportion of the Venezuelan television, newspaper, and radio markets is controlled by state-owned outlets. Generally speaking, advertising is the promotion of goods, services, companies and ideas, usually by an identified sponsor. ... The subscription business model is a business model that has long been used by magazines and record clubs, but the application of this model is spreading. ... The copyright symbol is used to give notice that a work is covered by copyright. ...

Currently, Venezuela is experiencing what has been labeled as a "Media War". The private corporations that control the media are united against the government and President Hugo Chavez. Unlike the media in the United States, which claims to be objective and neutral, the Venezuelean media takes sides. The side that is heard most often is the "Anti-Chavez" side. Private networks are flooded with partisan propaganda that derides the president and his administration.

Newspapers

For more details on this topic, see List of newspapers in Venezuela.

For a representative and nearly comprehensive list of both national and regional, Venezuelan newspapers and other news outlets (including English language, foreign language, religious, and Internet-based organizations and websites) see the article List of newspapers in Venezuela. The following is a partial list of the most important main dailies. The following is a list of Venezuelan newspapers, both national and regional. ... The following is a list of Venezuelan newspapers, both national and regional. ...

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Radio

Several radio outlets operate in Venezuela. There is strong representation from the state-owned media sector.

Television

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News agencies

TeleSUR

In 2005, president Hugo Chávez announced the creation of TeleSUR, a proposed pan-American homologue of Al Jazeera ]]. With this addition, the Venezuelan government now possesses four state-owned television stations: Venezolana de Televisión (VTV), Asamblea Nacional TV (ANTV), Vale TV and Telesur. For the unrelated telecommunications company in Suriname, see Telesur (Suriname). ... Al Jazeera logo Al Jazeera (الجزيرة), meaning The Island or The (Arabian) Peninsula (whence also Algiers) is an Arabic television channel based in Qatar. ... Venezolana de Televisión was inaugurated as a privately owned television station on 1 August 1964 at 7:30pm by the Grupo Vollmer, an associate of Time-Life, under the name CVTV (Cadena de Venezolana de Televisión). ... Asamblea Nacional TV is a state-owned television network located in Venezuela. ... Vale TV (Valores Educativos Television) is a formerly state-owned educational channel (currently run by the Asociación Civil sin fined de lucro, which is owned by the Arzobispado [Archibishopship] of Caracas). ... For the unrelated telecommunications company in Suriname, see Telesur (Suriname). ...

References

• BBC News. (BBC, 23 August 2005). "Country profile: Venezuela". Retrieved 08 Nov 2005.
• Barahona, Diana. (Venezuela Analysis, 17 August 2005). "Uneasy Standoff in Venezuela's Media Wars". Retrieved 08 Nov 2005.
• Sojo, Cleto. (Venezuela Analysis, 24 April 2005). Venezuelan Media. Retrieved 08 Nov 2005.
• IFEX. Press freedom conditions in Venezuela.

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See also

• List of newspapers in Venezuela
• Culture of Venezuela
• Media representation of Hugo Chávez

The following is a list of Venezuelan newspapers, both national and regional. ... This article is in need of attention. ... The media representation of Hugo Chávez involves the portrayal of the current President of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, in the domestic Venezuelan media, including both private corporate and state-owned outlets. ...

See also

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Geography	States – Cities – Lake Maracaibo – Caracas – Maracaibo – Valencia – Canaima National Park
History	New Granada – Bolívar in Venezuela (1813-1814) – Bolívar's War – Battle of Carabobo – Battle of Lake Maracaibo – Congress of Angostura – Gran Colombia – Bolivarian Revolution
Politics	Constitution – Presidency – National Assembly – Political parties – Foreign Affairs
Society & Culture	Demographics – Catholicism – Bolivarian Missions – Media – Hospitals – Colleges and universities – Miss Venezuela
Miscellaneous	Communications – Transportation – East-West Railway