Résumé - Andrés Cañizález Summary: Venezuelan, born on February 9, 1966; is a Bachelor of Mass Communication (Journalism Major), Master of Political Science with emphasis on International Relationships from Simón Bolívar University (USB by its Spanish initials) and Master of Venezuelan History from Andrés Bello Catholic University (UCAB by its Spanish initials), also earned a Political Science Doctorate from USB, Caracas His doctoral thesis earned high honors. He further completed postdoctoral studies at Central University of Venezuela (UCV by its Spanish initials). Chair Professor-Researcher at UCAB, in charge of the line of research on media, democracy, and freedom of the press. His position promotion research was awarded a publication recommendation by the examining jury. He has managed such academic journals as Temas de Comunicación (Communication Issues) from 2006 to 2016, and Comunicación. Estudios Venezolanos de Comunicación (Communication. Venezuelan Studies on Communication) from 2000 to 2008, coordinated the Latin American Communication Researchers (ALAIC by its Spanish initials) Political Communication and Media Task Group from 2006 to 2016. Cañizález is a member of the Academic Council for the Opening and Development of Latin America (CADAL by its Spanish initials). In May 2019, he has appointed President Emeritus of the Venezuelan Association of Communication Researchers (INVECOM by its Spanish initials), in recognition for his career, and is a board member of the NGO Medianálisis, which since 2010 conducts research and training endeavors, encouraging interaction between journalism and democracy. In 2017, he was ranked among the 300 highest impacting Venezuelan scholars (from all fields), according to Google Scholar indicators, in a rating by EU-sponsored Acumen Project, being the only one involved in media journalism and free speech among those listed. Since 2014, Cañizález hosts En Este País (In This Country), a Venezuelan news analysis show broadcast on Fe y Alegría (Faith and Joy) national radio network, a Latin American Association for Radio Education (ALER by its Spanish initials) affiliate. In 2018, he received NGO La Vida de Nos (This Life of Ours) Narrative Journalism Award for his autobiographic testimonial “El Hijo de La Loca” (The Crazy Woman’s Son), which addresses the schizophrenia afflicting his mother. In 2019, IPYS (Press and Society Institute by its Spanish initials) Venezuela awarded the report series “Las Voces del JM de Los Ríos” (The voices of JM de Los Ríos [Hospital]), regarding the precarious situation of the flagship children’s healthcare center in the country, featuring a piece by Cañizález, a special mention at its national investigative journalism contest. Likewise, the [Roman Catholic] Bishops Conference of Venezuela (CEV by its Spanish initials) granted him its yearly Monseñor Pellín Opinion Program Award 2019 for the show “In This Country”. Since 2000, he has been involved in the defense, promotion and study of freedom of expression in Venezuela, as summarized below: 2007-2015: Author - at the request of Tal Cual director Teodoro Petkoff - of the first column devoted to freedom of expression issues in Venezuela, called Infocracia (Infocracy), published by this daily, later weekly. 2001-2013: Author and co-author of the chapters on freedom of expression and information in the annual reports of the Venezuelan Education-Action Program on Human Rights, PROVEA. 2005-2011: Correspondent in Venezuela for the international network of Reporters Without Borders (RSF by its French initials). 2005-2008: Responsible for the design and implementation of the first graduate program (online degree) on freedom of expression and information in Venezuela, offered by UCAB. 2003-2006: Participant, along with other activists, in the hearings at the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights (IACHR) convened regarding the situation of freedom of expression in Venezuela. 2000-2001: Participant of the high-level training course on Freedom of Expression (nine months) organized by the Inter-American Institute of Human Rights (IIHR) and UCAB. 2002: Co-founder of NGO Espacio Público and co-author of the freedom of expression and information indicators developed and compiled by this organization since then; co- founder of Press and Society Institute (IPYS) Venezuela Chapter, responsible for establishing a monitoring network in seven cities in the country. Regular contributor for Efecto Cocuyo, El Estímulo, and Prodavinci websites with journalistic pieces addressing the implications of the interaction between political power, media, and freedom of expression in Venezuela. Author of over 100 academic publications (books, book chapters, and articles). They can be found listed on Google Scholar. Among them, the following titles regarding the study of freedom of expression stand out: Cañizález, A. (2019). Poder y medios de comunicación: entre la democratización y el autoritarismo. La sinuosa historia venezolana [Power and media: Between democratization and authoritarianism. The winding Venezuelan story]. Comunicación. Estudios venezolanos de la comunicación. N° 187-188. pp. 9-28. Fundación Centro Gumilla, Caracas. Cañizález, A. (2019) 20 años de censura en Venezuela (1999-2018) [20 years of censorship in Venezuela (1999-2018)]. Editorial Alfa, Caracas. Cañizález, A. (2019) El presidente encadena. La comunicación presidencial directa en América Latina [The president goes live on a mandatory broadcast. Direct presidential communication in Latin America]. Innovación, tecnología e información. El nuevo paisaje de la comunicación. Asociación Venezolana de Investigadores de la Comunicación y Universidad Monteávila, Caracas. Cañizález, A. (2018) Periodismo y poder en la Revolución Bolivariana (1999-2001) [Journalism and power in the Bolivarian Revolution (1999-2001)]. Quorum Académico. Vol. 15. N° 2. pp. 93-107. Universidad del Zulia, Maracaibo. Cañizález, A. (2018) Venezuela: Journalists work in a fragile context. Brazilian Journalism Research. v. 14, N° 2. pp. 524-545. Associação Brasileira de Pesquisadores em Jornalismo, Sao Paulo. Cañizález, A. (2018) Políticas públicas de comunicación en tiempos de la Revolución Bolivariana [Public communication policies in Bolivarian Revolution times]. Spiritto, F. (Coord.). Decisiones de gobierno en Venezuela. Apuntes para su comprensión histórica y de políticas públicas. pp. 297-316. Universidad Católica Andrés Bello & Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, Caracas. Cañizález, A. (2018). Cuarenta años de recorrido: la libertad de expresión e información en la revista Comunicación [A forty-year journey: Freedom of expression and information on Comunicación magazine]. Comunicación. Estudios venezolanos de la comunicación. N° 181. pp. 100-114. Fundación Centro Gumilla, Caracas. Cañizález, A. (2018) Comunicación, poder y democracia. Travesía latinoamericana y venezolana [Communication, power, and democracy. The Latin American and Venezuelan journey]. Crovi Druetta, D. & Trejo Delarbre, R. (Coords.) Tejiendo nuestra historia. Investigación de la comunicación en América Latina. pp. 31-58. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico. Cañizález, A. (2017). Libertad de expresión. Aproximaciones, debates y límites [Freedom of expression. Insights, debates, and boundaries]. Editorial Académica Española, Madrid. Cañizález, A. & Coscojuela, S. (2017). Recadi y la libertad de prensa en Venezuela (1986-87) [Recadi1 and freedom of the press in Venezuela (1986-87)]. Comunicación. Estudios venezolanos de la comunicación. N° 177. pp. 7-21. Fundación Centro Gumilla, Caracas. Bisbal, M. & Cañizález, A. (2017). Venezuela: Nicolás Maduro o el autoritarismo comunicacional [Nicolás Maduro or communicational authoritarianism]. Ponce, M. & Rincón, O. (Eds.) Medios de lucha. Comunicación de gobierno en América Latina. pp. 209-232. Ediciones B & Universidad Católica del Uruguay, Montevideo. Cañizález, A. (2017). Hegemonía y control sobre la comunicación masiva. El modelo chavista [Hegemony and control over mass communication. The Chavista Model]. Bautista Urbaneja, D. (Coord.) Desarmando el modelo. Las transformaciones del sistema político venezolano desde 1999. pp. 423-446. Universidad Católica Andrés Bello & Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, Caracas. Cañizález, A. & Matos-Smith, M. (2017). Derecho a la comunicación: el sinuoso recorrido legal en Venezuela [Right to communication: The winding legal journey in Venezuela]. Sierra Caballero, F. & Vallejo, R. (Eds.) Derecho a la comunicación. Procesos regulatorios y democracia en América Latina. Ediciones Ciespal, Quito. Cañizález, A. & Hernández, L. (2016) La pantalla censurada [The censored screen]. Universidad Católica Andrés Bello, Caracas. Cañizález, A. (2016) Venezuela bajo la Revolución Bolivariana: medios de comunicación y libertad de expresión [Venezuela under the Bolivarian revolution: Media and freedom of expression]. Centro para la Apertura y el Desarrollo de América Latina, Buenos Aires. Cañizález, A. (2016) La presidencia desde los medios. TV y personalización de la política en la comunicación presidencial [The presidency from the media. TV and personalization of politics in presidential communication]. Castillo, A. & Gondo, R. (Orgs.) Comunicación Política y Democracia en Latinoamérica: Retos y Perspectivas. pp. 233-244. Sociedade Brasileira dos Profissionais e Pesquisadores de Comunicação e Marketing Político, Sao Paulo. Cañizález, A. & Mier y Terán Millán, M. (2016). Análisis del discurso periodístico en Venezuela a propósito de presuntas