Vanessa Davies (born 1969)[1] is a Venezuelan journalist.[2]

Early life and education

Davies was born in El Tigre, Anzoátegui state, and studied social communication at the Central University of Venezuela (UCV).[1]

Career

As a reporter for El Nacional, Davies published reports about abuses by security and military deployed by Hugo Chávez, who initially denied the allegations. Davies was subsequently subpoenaed for questioning by the DISIP, which was criticized by Foreign Minister José Vicente Rangel, and followed by an admission by the Chávez government that security forces had killed more than sixty people in December 1999.[3] Davies wrote an open letter calling for an investigation by the Prosecutor General's Office.[3] Chávez invited Davies to accompany him to question the families she had interviewed, and Chávez then promised to improve human rights in Venezuela.

During her career at El Nacional, she also published two articles about "transgender and transformista life" in Venezuela.[4] In 2006, the El Nacional publishing house published her book for teenagers about HIV/AIDS, titled VIH/Sida, Biografía de una pandemia (HIV/AIDS, Biography of a Pandemic).[5]

Davies was the host of the investigative journalism program, Contragolpe, on Venezuelan television channel, VTV, until 10 March 2014.

From 2009 to January 2016, Davies worked as the editor of the Venezuelan newspaper, Correo del Orinoco.[6][7]

Political activities

In 2008 and 2009, she was a member of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela and served as a member of the national executive of the party as well as coordinator of media and communication.[8][9][10][11]

References

  1. 1 2 Simne, Petruvska (2004). Periodistas en la mira (in Spanish). Editorial Alfa. ISBN 978-980-354-140-8.
  2. ↑ Rincón, Yesibeth (26 February 2019). ""The PSUV has to return to the National Assembly": journalist Vanessa Davies". Panorama. CE Noticias Financieras English - CENFENG – via ProQuest.
  3. 1 2 "VenEconomy Weekly". 18. VenEconomía C.A. 1999: 18, 25. Retrieved 14 May 2022. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ↑ Ochoa, Marcia (2005). Queen for a Day: Transformistas, Misses and Mass Media in Venezuela. Stanford University. p. 161. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  5. ↑ Nunez, Marielba (2 December 2006). ""No se debe usar el VIH para criminalizar la sexualidad"". El Nacional (in Spanish) – via Gale.
  6. ↑ Socorro, Milagros (26 January 2014). "Crímenes, mentiras y banalidad". El Nacional (in Spanish) – via ProQuest.
  7. ↑ "Vanessa Davies se va del Correo del Orinoco" (in Spanish). Últimas Noticias. 12 January 2016. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  8. ↑ Galicia, Hernán Lugo (10 March 2008). ""Izquierda" chavista derrotó a la maquinaria y a la cúpula". El Nacional (in Spanish) – via ProQuest.
  9. ↑ Venezuelan National Radio (21 September 2009). "Vanessa Davies: Relación Sur-Sur trasciende el hecho económico". Aporrea (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  10. ↑ "Vanessa Davies: La eliminación del DAS colombiano es una pésima noticia para Venezuela". Aporrea (in Spanish). Agencia Bolivariana de Noticias (ABN). 21 September 2009. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  11. ↑ Lugo-Galicia, Hernán (20 November 2008). "PSUV exige respetar sin condiciones". El Nacional (in Spanish) – via ProQuest.

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