Runrunes

Runrunes is a news, opinion and analysis website dedicated to Venezuelan topics. The website was founded by Venezuelan investigative journalist Nelson Bocaranda.

Runrunes
Type of site
News site
Available inSpanish
URLrunrun.es
RegistrationNone
Launched2010
Current statusActive

History

Bocaranda has worked for several Venezuelan media organizations since his introduction into journalism. He originally had a radio show with Union Radio titled Los Runrunes de Nelson and a column with El Universal known as Runrunes. In 2010, Bocaranda found the website Runrunes, carrying on the similar name of his other works.

Demographics

Runrunes' main visitors are from Venezuela, the United States and Spain.[1]

Controversy
Further information: Censorship in Venezuela

Runrunes has had multiple controversies with the Venezuelan government. Diosdado Cabello, a high-ranking Venezuelan official, intimidated a journalist of the website on his television program, criticizing their work.[2] In January 2016, Bocaranda was detained for nearly 2 hours at Maiquetia International Airport while authorities checked his phone.[3] On 6 May 2016, Bocaranda's Twitter account was hacked with the hacker attempting to discredit the journalist.[4]

Runrunes servers were disrupted from cyberattacks coming from Russia on 28 May 2019.[5]

Access to Runrunes was disrupted by CANTV, the state internet provider on 17 May 2020.[6]

References
  1. "Runrun.es Traffic, Demographics and Competitors - Alexa". Alexa. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  2. "Diosdado Cabello intimidó a periodista que elaboró una investigación sobre presuntos "patriotas cooperantes" – IPYS". Press and Society Institute. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  3. "Periodista fue retenido una hora y media en Aeropuerto Internacional de Maiquetía – IPYS". Press and Society Institute. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  4. "Hackearon cuenta de Twitter de periodista Nelson Bocaranda". Press and Society Institute. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  5. "Runrunes recibe ataques desde Rusia tras reportaje sobre las FAES". El Nacional (in Spanish). 28 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  6. "SNTP denunció que Cantv bloqueó el portal Runrunes". El Nacional (in Spanish). 18 May 2020. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
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