Gregory Wilpert
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| Born | June 5, 1965 |
| Nationality | German and USA |
| Alma mater | University of California, San Diego Brandeis University |
| Occupation | Sociologist • journalist |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Organization | Venezuela Analysis |
| Spouse | Carol Delgado Arria |
| Website | gregwilpert venezuelanalysis |
Gregory Wilpert is a German activist and founder of Venezuelanalysis.com, a website supportive of Hugo Chávez's Bolivarian Revolution in Venezuela.[1] He has been described as "perhaps the most prominent Chavista".[2] He is currently an editor at the Institute for New Economic Thinking.[3]
Education[edit]
In 1988, Wilpert graduated from UC-San Diego with a Bachelor of Arts in sociology. He later graduated with a doctorate in sociology from Brandeis University in 1994.[4]
Career[edit]
Venezuelanalysis.com[edit]
In 2000, Wilpert moved to Caracas, Venezuela, with his Venezuelan wife, Carol Delgado.[4] In 2003, Wilpert founded Venezuelanalysis with one of the founders of Aporrea, Martin Sanchez, who set up the "technical side" of the English-language site.[1] The set up of Venezuelanalysis was aided by Chávez's government.[5] In 2008, Green Left Weekly described Venezuelanalysis as the "leading English language source of information on the [Bolivarian] revolution".[6]
In 2007, Wilpert's book Changing Venezuela by Taking Power: The History and Politics of the Chavez Government was published by Verso Books.[6]
In 2008, Wilpert and Delgado moved to New York, as Delgado began to serve as Consul General of Venezuela in New York.[7] Wilpert continued to work as the main editor of the website until 2009, though he still serves on its board of directors.[4]
Following the death of Hugo Chávez in March 2013, Wilpert and Eva Golinger appeared in a Democracy Now! segment, in which Wilpert praised Chávez's achievements in reducing poverty and increasing participatory democracy, criticised his response to crime.[8][non-primary source needed]
TeleSUR[edit]
In 2014, his wife moved to Quito, Ecuador to serve as the Venezuelan Ambassador to Ecuador.[4] From March 2014 to September 2015, Wilpert then served as the director of English-language programming for TeleSUR, a state-run media company primarily funded by the Venezuelan government.[7]
The Real News Network[edit]
From February 2016 until March 2018, Wilpert worked as a producer for The Real News Network first in Quito, Ecuador and later in Baltimore, MD.[7][9]
Personal life[edit]
In 1997, Wilpert married Carol Delgado Arria, a government official who served various roles in Hugo Chávez's administration.[7][10]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Tackling Institutions One By One: An Interview With Gregory Wilpert". Archived from the original on 10 December 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
Gregory Wilpert said that Martin Sanchez worked on the "technical side" of setting up Venezuelanalysis.
Also available at Znet. - ^ Devereux, Charlie (2 December 2009). "Gregory Wilpert: Chavez defender". Global Post. Archived from the original on 13 November 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ^ "INET Staff". Institute for New Economic Thinking. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ a b c d "About venezuelanalysis.com". Venezuelanalysis.com. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ Rohter, Larry (25 June 2010). "Oliver Stone's Latin America". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- ^ a b Butler, Simon (9 September 2008). "Venezuela: a revolution in motion". Green Left. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Ecuador Elections Appear Headed Towards Run-off". The Real News Network. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ "Chávez transformó Venezuela, sobrevivió a un golpe apoyado por EEUU, pero deja incertidumbre 2/3". YouTube. Democracy Now. 11 March 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ "Gregory Wilpert". The Real News Network. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ Wilpert, Gregory (1 July 2010). "New York Times to Oliver Stone". Zcommunications.org. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
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