Ministry of Communication and Information (Venezuela)

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|budget = ≈ $380 million {{small|(2015)}}{{cite news|title=Gobierno gastará más en propaganda que en el municipio Libertador|url=http://www.el-nacional.com/politica/Gobierno-gastara-propaganda-municipio-Libertador_0_505749619.html|accessdate=24 October 2014|agency=El Nacional|date=23 October 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141024051019/http://www.el-nacional.com/politica/Gobierno-gastara-propaganda-municipio-Libertador_0_505749619.html|archivedate=24 October 2014}}

|chief1_name = Desireé Santos Amaral {{Cite web |url=http://www.noticierodigital.com/2016/01/quien-es-desiree-santos-amaral/ |title=¿Quién es Desireé Santos Amaral? |access-date=2017-07-16 |archive-date=2018-09-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929044931/http://www.noticierodigital.com/2016/01/quien-es-desiree-santos-amaral/ |url-status=dead }}

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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.{{cite news|last1=Díaz|first1=Sugey|title=El Minci "sigue siendo un ministerio de propaganda del PSUV"|url=http://www.laverdad.com/politica/62114-el-minci-sigue-siendo-un-ministerio-de-propaganda-del-psuv.html|accessdate=24 October 2014|agency=La Verdad|date=15 October 2014}}{{cite news|last1=Vásquez S.|first1=Álex|title=65% del dinero del Minci se utilizará en propaganda oficial|url=http://www.el-nacional.com/politica/dinero-Minci-utilizara-propaganda-oficial_0_289171235.html|accessdate=13 July 2014|agency=El Nacional|date=28 October 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140712182636/http://www.el-nacional.com/politica/dinero-Minci-utilizara-propaganda-oficial_0_289171235.html|archivedate=12 July 2014}}

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{{cite web|title=EL MINISTERIO|url=http://www.minci.gob.ve/el-ministerio/|website=Ministry of Popular Power for Communication and Information|accessdate=24 October 2014}}

=Organs and Affiliated Entities Ministry=

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Affiliated media organizations include:{{cite web|title=Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Comunicación y la Información|url=http://www.minci.gob.ve/|website=Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Comunicación y la Información|accessdate=22 February 2015}}

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Ministers

Period	Minister
class="wikitable"
13 October 2014 – 28 April 2015	Jacqueline Faría
3 August 2013 – 13 October 2014	Delcy Rodríguez
13 October 2012 - 3 August 2013	Ernesto Villegas{{in lang\|es}}"Conozca el perfil de los seis nuevos ministros designados por el presidente Chávez", Globovision, 13 October 2012 {{cite web \|url=http://globovision.com/articulo/conozca-el-perfil-de-los-seis-nuevos-ministros-designados-por-el-presidente-chavez \|title=Conozca el perfil de los seis nuevos ministros designados por el presidente Chávez - Globovision \|accessdate=2013-01-14 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116031136/http://globovision.com/articulo/conozca-el-perfil-de-los-seis-nuevos-ministros-designados-por-el-presidente-chavez \|archivedate=16 January 2013 }}
December 2010 - 12 October 2012	Andrés Izarra{{in lang\|es}}, El Universal, 7 December 2010, [http://www.eluniversal.com/2010/12/07/pol_ava_designado-andres-iza_07A4827423.shtml Designado Andrés Izarra como ministro de Información]
July - December 2010	Mauricio Rodríguez
? - July 2010	Tania Díaz
2009 - 2010	Blanca Eekhout
2008 - 2009	Jesse Chacón
Dec 2007 - July 2008	Andrés Izarra
Mar 2006{{cite web\|last=Sosa\|first=Matilide\|title=La comunicación o la Revolución dentro de la Revolución\|url=http://www.nuestraamerica.info/leer.hlvs/4684\|accessdate=Jun 15, 2012\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070612134108/http://www.nuestraamerica.info/leer.hlvs/4684\|archivedate=2007-06-12}} - Dec 2007{{cite web\|title=Andrés Izarra designado nuevamente ministro de Comunicación e Información (MinCI)\|date=3 January 2008\|url=http://www.aporrea.org/medios/n106988.html\|accessdate=Jun 16, 2012}}	Willian Lara
9 March 2005 - Mar 2006	Yuri Pimentel
September 2004 - March 2005	Andrés Izarra
? - 2004	Jesse Chacón, Nora Uribe

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 by criticizing the Ipys report due to its alleged funding from United States organizations, such as the National Endowment for Democracy.{{cite news|title=Minci desmiente un informe de Ipys sobre medios cerrados en Venezuela|url=http://www.lanacion.com.ve/nacional/minci-desmiente-un-informe-de-ipys-sobre-medios-cerrados-en-venezuela/|accessdate=24 October 2014|agency=La Nación|date=10 October 2014}}

References

Communication and Information

Venezuela

Category:Venezuelan propaganda organizations