Correo del Orinoco (2009)

The artillery of thought.
TypeState-owned daily newspaper
EditorDesirée Santos Amaral
Founded2009
LanguageSpanish and English
Websitewww.correodelorinoco.gob.ve

Correo del Orinoco (the Orinoco Post) is a Venezuelan newspaper launched in 2009 with government backing.[1] It is named for its nineteenth-century predecessor, which under the patronage of Simón Bolívar promoted Venezuelan independence. It uses the slogan "the artillery of thought".

  1. ^ Carroll, Rory (7 March 2010). "Why being a satirist is no joke in Hugo Chávez's Venezuela". The Guardian (online). Retrieved 10 March 2010. (Carroll's article can also be accessed as Chavez in driver's seat as he silences his critics. The New Zealand Herald. 10 March 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2015.)