Germania Poleo
Born
Germania Rodríguez Poleo

1994 (age 29–30)
Miami, United States
NationalityAmerican
Venezuelan
CitizenshipAmerican
OccupationJournalist
Employer(s)The Independent, Caracas Chronicles, CNN, Daily Mail
ParentPatricia Poleo
RelativesRafael 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

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

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

  1. 1 2 "⇨ Germania Rodriguez Poleo". Factores de Poder. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "Biden da un giro a inmigración y diplomacia: ¡buenas noticias, Venezuela!". Revista Venezolana (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-11-28.
  4. 1 2 Bauer, Ethan (2020-11-23). "Breaking down the Hispanic vote in South Florida". Deseret News. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
  5. 1 2 "Will History Absolve Chávez?". Caracas Chronicles. 2018-07-28. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
  6. ↑ 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.
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