✍🏼 En el ensayo de esta semana, @luzmelyreyes.bsky.social, periodista venezolana, explora qué se ha estado cociendo entre ambos gobiernos en los últimos meses, de dónde viene este conflicto y cuál es la situación actual de Venezuela. 

“Si las cosas pintan mal en este momento, todavía se pueden poner peor”, escribe @luzmelyreyes.bsky.social, cofundadora y directora del medio digital venezolano @efectococuyo.bsky.social. Una advertencia, un presagio o las dos cosas a la vez de alguien que conoce bien el país. 👇🏽

Miles de perros prueban ya la primera pastilla para alargar la vida: “Podrían ganar el equivalente a 24 años humanos” www.eldiario.es/1_bf9240?utm...

A new immigrant detention center will be opening in Indiana called the “Speedway Slammer,” modeled after Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz.” On #playbookpod, Megan Messerly explains why the rhetoric used by the administration to describe these centers is significant. 🎧 Listen here: ow.ly/yY5B50WAzH8

Trump contra la verdad: el plan para silenciar a todos - elpais.com/us/2025-08-0...

#Venezuela. Buenísimo análisis de @luzmelyreyes.bsky.social sobre el canje de prisioneros: "no es una gracia ni un ejercicio de clemencia. Es una demostración de poder." elpais.com/america/2025...

"In Venezuela I never self-censored. Here, I have to avoid some topics because I feel that it’s dangerous for my status" Terrifying words from award-winning journalist @luzmelyreyes.bsky.social, a green card holder who fled tyranny and now finds herself in danger www.poynter.org/reporting-ed...

The deluge that killed nearly 80 people along fast-surging Texas rivers early Friday struck a region that has grappled with deadly floods before. And yet, the magnitude of the disaster exposed gaps in its ability to warn people.

Catastrophic flooding in the Texas Hill Country has killed dozens of people. The search continues for survivors. From our reporting partner @texastribune.org, a guide on how to help those affected:

Self-censorship and the ‘spiral of silence’: Why Americans are less likely to publicly voice their opinions on political issues theconversation.com/self-censors...

Today we celebrate in Venezuela, our national journalist day #DíadelPeriodista, and it was important for me to tell @luzmelyreyes.bsky.social story today. Like her, many Venezuelan journalists are commemorating this day in exile. #Acompañenme to meet this very special Venezuelan journalist.

#nokingProtest in San Antonio, Texas.

Watching the video, it is clear to have a security plan covering protests in Los Angeles. A detailed plan including emergency contacts (newsroom, family, local authorities, legal counsel), safe routes, rendezvous points, and evacuation procedures. Look at CPJ recommendations. Please, be safe

From being a character who searched for information and asked questions to her nephews, La Tía became a chatbot in WhatsApp dedicated to electoral issues. She also had a version with a stand-up show that reached universities and other offline spaces. Happy to see her vibrating.

#LaHoraDeVenezuela | How the secret network deploying Maduro's communications offensive works? An unprecedented leak reveals how Siscom works, the Ministry of Communications' app used to mobilize its digital propaganda machine with hundreds of pro-government activists and public employees.

🧰 Are you an investigative or data journalist?  These 8 tools can help you cross-check information, map power networks, and visualize data. via LatAm Journalism Review

arepita.beehiiv.com/p/si-la-virg... Would you like to know more about Venezuelan migration? Thanks to Arepita for reporting about Te tienes que ir.

Here my experience at Plaza San Pedro in El Vaticano, the last Sunday. www.bbc.com/mundo/articl...

We spoke with Venezuelan journalist Luz Mely Reyes, co-founder of Efecto Cocuyo, who shared her experience practicing journalism amid a regime that has perfected its mechanisms of censorship and repression. youtu.be/ieYqJgDvtpQ?...

Ready for my favourite panel discussion at #ijf25. With @jaimeabello.bsky.social and there admirable, legendary journalists: @luzmelyreyes.bsky.social José Zamora and Laura Ardila

"If you want a house you have to build your house," says @luzmelyreyes.bsky.social. "Many of us built our own houses as the government took our newsrooms by force. They tried to kill us as if someone tries to destroy an anthill, but the ants spread and created so many anthills to survive" #ijf25

"Those who oppress you don’t mind you to be far. What they want is that you are silent," says Venezuelan journalist @luzmelyreyes.bsky.social, who now lives in exile and keeps reporting on her country from afar. A true heroine #ijf25

Although it has been difficult for her to accept, Reyes is also one of the more than 7.8 million Venezuelans living outside the country, the second largest displacement in the world. Article written by Katherine Pennacchio about my research on exiled journalists in USA. isoj.org/displaced-jo...

As "Gloria" says, I am smarter in Spanish than in English. However, I did it at #ISOJ, where I presented my research on Venezuelan journalists in exile in the USA.

Forced to leave Some phrases of my essay: Te tienes que ir, about Venezuelan journalists diaspora in USA. It's been nine, eight, seven, six, five, four years since you left. At the end of the year, you miss Pantone 300, the technical designation for the color of the Caracas sky in December...

Such a sobering truth: “When you don’t have freedom, you don’t have space to compete.” - Venezuelan journalist @luzmelyreyes.bsky.social #ISOJ2025

These stories are so important, I translated them for Venezuelan news outlet Efecto Cocuyo. Please read and share!

A friend of Efecto Cocuyo translated an impactful story from Spanish to English. Please share! 'Venezuelans Deported to El Salvador: 8 Personal Stories. From Ink to Confinement: Stories of 8 Venezuelans Deported to El Salvador for Having Tattoos efectococuyo.com/la-humanidad...

Amando a Puerto Rico.

Mensaje de la gran colega @luzmelyreyes.bsky.social :

La protesta ciudadana en Venezuela. Voy a ir armando un hilo con los vídeos y fotos que hacen llegar desde distintas partes del país. 📽️ En la población de Rubio. Estado Táchira, al occidente del país.

Venezuela Ya está disponible De Macedonia con Amor, una herramienta para reivindicar 29J. Opciones para acceder: 1️⃣ web con el repositorio de toda la información demacedoniaconamor.com

The Empire State Building shines red, white, and blue in tribute to the life and legacy of President Jimmy Carter.

Pasar el último domingo del año ordenando tu biblioteca..

Me gustó este episodio de los Huevos Revueltos con @luzmelyreyes.bsky.social: Colombia está enredada con Venezuela, y la única ventana que queda es la resistencia de los venezolanos. open.spotify.com/episode/7di3...

On this #givingTuesday, I invite you to learn about the story of @efectococuyo.bsky.social in Venezuela and I ask for your support for this independent media outlet www.gofundme.com/f/ayuda-a-ef...

Buen inicio de diciembre. Frases que retratan a Caparrós ✔️Uno de los tontos orgullos de mi vida es saber que nunca tuve a nadie que trabajara para mí. Es decir, yo nunca le saqué plusvalía a nadie. efectococuyo.com/la-humanidad... ¿ Quieres más? 👉 bit.ly/4ifD38s

#FestivalCocuyo es una iniciativa del medio @efectococuyo.bsky.social en Venezuela. Hoy 28 de noviembre.

Please, join me as UT's 2024-25 Mellon High Impact Scholars for a Cafecito Lunch on Monday, December 2nd, hosted by Latino Studies and the Latino Research Institute. 12pm-1:30pm Gordon-White Building, 2.206 I am going to be with filmmaker Lester Hamlet, from Cuba. #freedom #journalism