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== Career == |
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Bocaranda began studying journalism in 1962 at the [[Universidad Católica Andrés Bello]] in Caracas and started working |
Bocaranda began studying journalism in 1962 at the [[Universidad Católica Andrés Bello]] in Caracas and started working for television station [[Venevisión]] under [[Óscar Yanes]], who was his journalism professor.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2001-08-03 |title=Nelson Bocaranda |url=https://www.venevision.net/programacion/generos/informacion/v_populi/biografia.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010803193728/https://www.venevision.net/programacion/generos/informacion/v_populi/biografia.htm |archive-date=3 August 2001 |access-date=2023-07-13 |website=[[Venevisión]]}}</ref> Also during his university tenure, Bocaranda worked for various radio stations in Caracas, including Radio Aeropuerto, Radio Capital, Radio Continente and KYS-FM.<ref name=":1" /> He left Venevisión to work for [[RCTV]] in the early 1980s, later returning to Venevisión in 1988.<ref name=":1" /> In 1989, Bocaranda worked as a foreign correspondent for [[Venezolana de Televisión]] in New York.<ref name=":1" /> He would also write [[Column (periodical)|columns]] in various Venezuelan newspapers.<ref name=":1" /> |
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On [[Unión Radio]], Bocaranda had a weekday show, "''Los Runrunes de Nelson''" or "''The Rumors of Nelson''", which began in 1998.<ref name=":1" /> Bocaranda would gain much of his following covering extraofficial information on the [[Hugo Chávez#Illness|illness of Hugo Chávez]], at a time when there was an "official veil of secrecy" about his health.<ref name=":0" /> In June 2009, Bocaranda would face controversy after [[BBVA Provincial]] said that he was "irresponsible" for spreading "false rumors" that the Venezuelan subsidiary of BBVA would be placed for sale.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2009-06-22 |title=La filial venezolana del BBVA desmiente los rumores de venta |url=https://cincodias.elpais.com/cincodias/2009/06/22/empresas/1245837535_850215.html |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=[[El Pais]] |language=es}}</ref> |
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== Awards == |
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He has received several awards, including Venezuela's ''Premio Nacional de Periodismo'' (National Journalism Prize) and the Monseñor Pellín Award.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-02-24 |title=Fidel's Successor in Latin America - page 2 |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1571/is_16_17/ai_74337132/pg_2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110224013835/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1571/is_16_17/ai_74337132/pg_2 |archive-date=24 February 2011 |access-date=2023-07-13 |website=Insight on the News Newspaper}}</ref> |
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== Reception == |
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According to Bocaranda's employer [[Venevisión]] in 2001, he received multiple awards including Venezuela's ''Premio Nacional de Periodismo'' (National Journalism Prize) and the Monseñor Pellín Award.<ref name=":1" /> Francisco Toro, founder of [[Caracas Chronicles]], would criticize Bocaranda's work in 2009 saying that his career was made from rumors and described the journalist as "[a] guy who took a perverse pride in publishing rumor, speculation and innuendo as fact".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Toro |first=Francisco |date=2009-09-23 |title=He can run run, but he can't hide... |url=https://www.caracaschronicles.com/2009/09/23/he-can-run-run-but-he-cant-hide/ |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=[[Caracas Chronicles]] |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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== Personal life == |
== Personal life == |
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Revision as of 22:07, 18 July 2023
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Nelson Bocaranda | |
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| Born | Nelson Bocaranda Sardi 18 April 1945 |
| Nationality | Venezuelan |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Nelson Bocaranda Sardi (born 18 April 1945), is a Venezuelan television commentator, investigative journalist and founder of Runrunes.
Career
Bocaranda began studying journalism in 1962 at the Universidad Católica Andrés Bello in Caracas and started working for television station Venevisión under Óscar Yanes, who was his journalism professor.[1] Also during his university tenure, Bocaranda worked for various radio stations in Caracas, including Radio Aeropuerto, Radio Capital, Radio Continente and KYS-FM.[1] He left Venevisión to work for RCTV in the early 1980s, later returning to Venevisión in 1988.[1] In 1989, Bocaranda worked as a foreign correspondent for Venezolana de Televisión in New York.[1] He would also write columns in various Venezuelan newspapers.[1]
On Unión Radio, Bocaranda had a weekday show, "Los Runrunes de Nelson" or "The Rumors of Nelson", which began in 1998.[1] Bocaranda would gain much of his following covering extraofficial information on the illness of Hugo Chávez, at a time when there was an "official veil of secrecy" about his health.[2] In June 2009, Bocaranda would face controversy after BBVA Provincial said that he was "irresponsible" for spreading "false rumors" that the Venezuelan subsidiary of BBVA would be placed for sale.[3]
Reception
According to Bocaranda's employer Venevisión in 2001, he received multiple awards including Venezuela's Premio Nacional de Periodismo (National Journalism Prize) and the Monseñor Pellín Award.[1] Francisco Toro, founder of Caracas Chronicles, would criticize Bocaranda's work in 2009 saying that his career was made from rumors and described the journalist as "[a] guy who took a perverse pride in publishing rumor, speculation and innuendo as fact".[4]
Personal life
He has been described as supporting the opposition of the Venezuelan government.[5][2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Nelson Bocaranda". Venevisión. 2001-08-03. Archived from the original on 3 August 2001. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
- ^ a b "Venezuelan journalist in eye of Chavez cancer storm". Reuters. 8 March 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
With a daily drip-drip of rumors and details about Chavez's condition, the openly pro-opposition Bocaranda has garnered more than 670,000 followers ... Bocaranda's investigative work on Chavez's health has brought him more fame than at any point in a half-century media career spanning back to when he was 16
- ^ "La filial venezolana del BBVA desmiente los rumores de venta". El Pais (in Spanish). 2009-06-22. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
- ^ Toro, Francisco (2009-09-23). "He can run run, but he can't hide..." Caracas Chronicles. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
- ^ "Opposition journalist in Venezuela alleges plot to damage his reputation". LatAm Journalism Review by the Knight Center. 14 March 2012.
External links
- Venezuela strikes affect US oil supply, The World Today, abc.net.au
- Why Fox's Outrage? Chávez's Meddling in Mexico, Wall Street Journal
- Fidel's Successor in Latin America - Hugo Chavez, president of Venezuela, Insight on the News at findarticles.com
- The Gospel According to Hugo, Religion in the News
- (in Spanish) Nelson Bocaranda, Venevision
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