The social communicator, Miguel Salazarmoderator of the program “Las Verdades de Miguel”, died on the night of Monday, August 12, his son reported through social networks.
«Las Verdades de Miguel informs the country, with great sadness, of the death of Miguel Antonio Salazar Rondón. A journalist of integrity, who dedicated his life to the country, to the heroic exercise of placing the truth above all else. Las Verdades de Miguel was his contribution to peace», they posted about his death on the official account of this media outlet.
With a fiery word and pen, Miguel Salazar accumulated a legion of followers throughout his journalistic career, through his column Las Verdades de Miguel, which later became a weekly magazine and then a television program that was broadcast on Sundays through Canal I and on his social networks, via YouTube.
His son, Miguel Ernesto Salazar, announced his father’s death. “A man who loved this country like few others, who defended the truth before everything and against everything. Always honest, irreverent… Miguel’s Truths “It was his work for the country. There will always be the dignity of many in one man,” he said.
“When a student of Social Communication asks himself what kind of journalist he wants to be, he can find the answer in Miguel Salazar. Thank you to all those who read him and saw him through his media,” he said.
On August 12, it was reported that the journalist was in a delicate state of health, so his followers were asked to join a chain of prayer for his recovery.
Reactions to the death of Miguel Salazar
Journalists, politicians and personalities mourned his death.
“My colleague and friend has passed away in Caracas, Miguel Salazardirector of Las Verdades de Miguel. We shared pleasant moments, always discussing the passion for journalism… My condolences to his family,” wrote Euclides Sotillo, president of the Journalist Social Security Institute.
Former Panorama director Alexander Montilla said: “He was a political analyst who confronted those in power at the end of the democratic era and in the current cycle,” he recalled.
One of the most authentic communicators that Venezuela has ever had has left us.
May journalist Miguel Salazar rest in peace and thank you for sharing your truths with us.
— Indira Ocando Argüelles (@OcandoArgüelles) August 13, 2024
The journalist’s death was announced through his X account.
Miguel Salazar, in short, was an outstanding journalist who leaves behind an important legacy in the field of social communication in our country. May his soul rest in peace.
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2024-08-15 06:41:08
