"After much persistence at the Palacio Blanco in Caracas, independent media outlets were accredited for the first time in at least 10 years to cover a presidential event. This time, they were to cover the statements of acting president Delcy Rodríguez and U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, who arrived in the country to discuss energy and mining issues.
Despite the invitation and the recent assertion by National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez that journalism can be practiced freely in Venezuela thanks to the current 'political moment,' journalists from independent media outlets El Nacional, Tal Cual, Efecto Cocuyo, El Pitazo and El Diario were initially denied access to Miraflores Palace after waiting for hours in the Ezequiel Zamora Hall for accreditation."
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This monitor was translated with AI assistance and reviewed by Teresa Mioli.
