Germania Poleo
Germania Poleo | |
|---|---|
| Born | Germania Rodríguez Poleo 1994 (age 29–30) Miami, United States |
| Nationality | American Venezuelan |
| Citizenship | American |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Employer(s) | The Independent, Caracas Chronicles, CNN, Daily Mail |
| Parent | Patricia Poleo |
| Relatives | Rafael Poleo (grandfather) |
Germania Rodríguez Poleo (born 1994)[1] is a Venezuelan journalist.[2][3] Germania has been a correspondent for The Independent in Miami,[4] in addition to collaborating with media such as Caracas Chronicles,[5] CNN and Daily Mail.
Early life[edit]
In 2002 she accompanied her mother, Patricia Poleo, to the Venezuelan Attorney General's Office to denounce, along with journalist Ibéyise Pacheco, death threats by means of "anonymous telephone calls, e-mail and other means" and a defamatory article by the state agency Venpres that described both as "narco-journalists". Patricia Poleo and Pacheco took refuge afterwards in the United States embassy to ask for protection.[6] Germania lived in Caracas until she was 11 years old, when she had to leave the country during the Hugo Chávez government due to persecution of her mother.[1]
Career[edit]
Germania has been a correspondent for The Independent in Miami,[4] in addition to collaborating with media such as Caracas Chronicles,[5] CNN and Daily Mail.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "⇨ Germania Rodriguez Poleo". Factores de Poder. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ Shoer Roth, Daniel (30 June 2020). "Ondean bandera del Che Guevara en protestas contra racismo en Miami, bastión del exilio cubano" (in Spanish). El Nuevo Herald. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ "Biden da un giro a inmigración y diplomacia: ¡buenas noticias, Venezuela!". Revista Venezolana (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-11-28.
- ^ a b Bauer, Ethan (2020-11-23). "Breaking down the Hispanic vote in South Florida". Deseret News. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
- ^ a b "Will History Absolve Chávez?". Caracas Chronicles. 2018-07-28. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
- ^ Vinogradoff, Ludmila (2002-03-20). "Dos periodistas venezolanas piden asilo a EE UU al recibir amenazas" (in Spanish). El País. ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2021-11-28.