Andreina Itriago

Andreina Itriago is a journalist at Bloomberg covering the Americas region with a focus on inflation, prices, and elections. She has reported on Venezuela's political landscape and its impact on Venezuelans driven into poverty. Her work often explores the citizen movement led by Maria Corina Machado and its potential for change in Venezuela under President Nicolás Maduro. Itriago also covers the economic implications of political events, such as attempts to secure more legitimate elections within and outside of Venezuela.

Biography:  https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AVelq-nY0Tw/andreina-itriago-acosta

92%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermines the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
Analysis.OverallConflictOfInterestScore * 0.3F + Analysis.OverallBiasScore * 0.3F + Analysis.DeceptivenessScore * 0.3F + Analysis.ReadabilityScore * 0.1F

A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

The Daily's Verdict

This author is known for its high journalistic standards. The author strives to maintain neutrality and transparency in its reporting, and avoids conflicts of interest. The author has a reputation for accuracy and rarely gets contradicted on major discrepancies in its reporting.

Bias

75%

Examples:

  • The article reports on claims made by opposition leader Maria Corina Machado without providing counterarguments from the government or pro-Maduro sources.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

  • The author reports on a topic that could be considered politically sensitive and may have implications for public opinion, but no specific conflicts of interest are identified.

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • The article states that Machado claims to have proof of fraud, while Jorge Rodriguez, a deputy of the National Assembly of Venezuela, says the latest CNE results show Maduro in the lead with 51.2% of the votes.

Deceptions

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Recent Articles

Venezuela's Contested Presidential Election: Edmundo Gonzalez Claims Victory Over Nicolas Maduro with Over 60% of Tabulated Votes

Venezuela's Contested Presidential Election: Edmundo Gonzalez Claims Victory Over Nicolas Maduro with Over 60% of Tabulated Votes

Broke On: Tuesday, 30 July 2024 In the July 2024 Venezuelan presidential election, opposition leader María Corina Machado's candidate, Edmundo Gonzalez, claimed victory based on their tabulated data with over 70% of votes. However, Nicolás Maduro was officially declared the winner by the National Electoral Council. Gonzalez, a former diplomat and political newcomer with experience in Argentina and other countries, faced allegations of drug trafficking and corruption in the US and crimes against humanity investigations by the International Criminal Court. Protests ensued after Maduro's win, resulting in clashes between protesters and armed groups.