Gregory Wilpert

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Gregory Wilpert
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Born (1965-06-05) June 5, 1965 (age 56)
NationalityGerman and USA
Alma materUniversity of California, San Diego
Brandeis University
OccupationSociologist • journalist
Years active2003–present
OrganizationVenezuela Analysis
Spouse(s)Carol Delgado Arria
Websitegregwilpert.net
venezuelanalysis.com

Gregory Wilpert is a German activist and founder of Venezuelanalysis.com, a website supportive of Hugo Chávez's Bolivarian Revolution in Venezuela.[1] He has been described as "perhaps the most prominent Chavista".[2] He is currently a producer for The Real News Network in Quito, Ecuador.[3]

Education[]

In 1988, Wilbert graduated from UC-San Diego with a Bachelor of Arts in sociology. He later graduated with a doctorate in sociology from Brandeis University in 1994.[4]

Career[]

Venezuelanalysis.com[]

Further information: Venezuelanalysis.com

In 2000, Wilpert moved to Caracas, Venezuela, with his Venezuelan wife, Carol Delgado.[4] In 2003, Wilpert founded Venezuelanalysis with one of the founders of Aporrea, Martin Sanchez, who set up the "technical side" of the English-language site.[1][5] The set up of Venezuelanalysis was aided by Chávez's government.[6] In 2008, Green Left Weekly described Venezuelanalysis as the "leading English language source of information on the [Bolivarian] revolution".[7]

In 2007, Wilpert's book Changing Venezuela by Taking Power: The History and Politics of the Chavez Government was published by Verso Books. Green Left Weekly wrote that Wilpert "explores the ways in which Venezuelans are trying to reshape their society and looks at the efforts of the Chávez government to fast-track this process".[7][8]

In 2008, Wilpert and his Delgado moved to New York, as Delgado began to serve as Consul General of Venezuela in New York.[3] Wilpert continued to work as the main editor of the website until 2009, though he still serves on its board of directors.[4]

Following the death of Hugo Chávez in March 2013, Wilpert and Eva Golinger appeared in a Democracy Now! segment, in which Wilpert praised Chávez's achievements in reducing poverty and increasing participatory democracy, criticised his response to crime and said "people keep mentioning the inflation. It's lower than it was in the pre-Chávez years. It reached 50% per year in the two presidents before Chávez and Chávez brought it down to around 20% in the last couple of years. ... as long as incomes rise faster than inflation, it's not really that big a deal. I mean, it's a hassle, it's a problem, but it's not unsustainable."[9][non-primary source needed]

TeleSUR[]

In 2014, his wife moved to Quito, Ecuador to serve as the Venezuelan Ambassador to Ecuador.[4] From March 2014 to September 2015, Wilpert then served as the director of English-language programming for TeleSUR, a state-run media company primarily funded by the Venezuelan government.[3]

The Real News Network[]

Since February 2016, Wilpert has worked as a producer for The Real News Network in Quito, Ecuador.[3][10]

Personal life[]

In 1997, Wilpert married Carol Delgado Arria, a government official who served various roles in Hugo Chávez's administration.[3][11]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Tackling Institutions One By One: An Interview With Gregory Wilpert". Archived from the original on 10 December 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2021. Gregory Wilpert said that Martin Sanchez worked on the "technical side" of setting up Venezuelanalysis. Also available at Znet.
  2. ^ Devereux, Charlie (2 December 2009). "Gregory Wilpert: Chavez defender". Global Post. Archived from the original on 13 November 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Ecuador Elections Appear Headed Towards Run-off". The Real News Network (in British English). 21 February 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d "About venezuelanalysis.com". Venezuelanalysis.com. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  5. ^ "About venezuelanalysis.com". venezuelanalysis.com. Archived from the original on 14 February 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  6. ^ Rohter, Larry (25 June 2010). "Oliver Stone's Latin America". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 September 2015. {{cite news}}: Check |first1= value (help)
  7. ^ a b Butler, Simon (9 September 2008). "Venezuela: a revolution in motion". Green Left. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  8. ^ Wilpert, Gregory (2007). Changing Venezuela by Taking Power: The History and Policies of the Chavez Government. Verso. ISBN 978-1-84467-071-0. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Chávez transformó Venezuela, sobrevivió a un golpe apoyado por EEUU, pero deja incertidumbre 2/3". YouTube. Democracy Now. 11 March 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  10. ^ "Gregory Wilpert" (in British English). The Real News Network. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  11. ^ Wilpert, Gregory (1 July 2010). "New York Times to Oliver Stone". Zcommunications.org. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
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