Internet To Survive:

Online media, politics and

freedomThe Venezuelan case

Venezuela and its challenges

During the last 14 years, since Hugo Chavez was elected President in 1999, many liberties were lost.

Tens of media were closed. The most significant one was RCTV in 2007, for political reasons.

Today, the government has more than 730 media. 2011-2012: More than 40 computer attacks against

journalists, writers, Human Rights activists and opposition leaders for political reasons. (Public Space)

• May, 2012: Neptali Segovia, encharged for the last 15 years of the crossword puzzles in Ultimas Noticias, was accused of promoting the assassination of the President´s brother, Adan Chavez, because in one of his works the words “assassination”, “Adan” and “burst” were found.

• Freedom of press: Venezuela is in the 114th place of 169 countries. (Reporters Without Borders)

Many international organizations have condemned censorship (Inter-American Press Society (SIP), Reporters Without Borders and others) along with many other local NGO´s.

Internet and online media in VenezuelaVenezuela has one way to go: 2.02012: More than 13 million have access to internet The use of social networks overcame the use of email. 9,7 million of Venezuelans are connected to

Facebook: 33% (Average in the region: 27%) 54% men – 46% women A and B: 4%, C: 26%, D: 35%, E:36% 7–24 years old: 59%; 25-34 years old: 22%; 35-49

years old: 17%; + 50 years old: 2%.

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Twitter users:

Venezuela and the region

Venezuela is only toped by Brazil in the percentage of companies that have a Twitter account.

In the last 2 years, this number has doubled. 2012: LA: 53% : Venezuela: 80%

Venezuela and the region

Online media and politics

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+ 2.350.000 mentions (Twitter) + 2.500.000 mentions (Twitter)

+ 1.200.000 retweets + 1.240.000 retweets

+ 250.000 interactions (Facebook) + 270.000 interactions (Facebook)

+ 4.500 million views (viral impact) + 3.600 million views (viral impact)

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Venezuela and the region

Is change possible?

(UNA PERSPECTIVA DEL OBJETIVO FINAL QUE SE BUSCA LOGRAR: QUE SEA ROMÁNTICO SIN DEJAR DE SER DEL TODO REALISTA…)

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