Jován Pulgarín, general director of El Estímulo, explains that El Estímulo Media is made up of five integrated brands, with their respective editors who have editorial and journalistic autonomy within the company's corporate strategy. All the newspapers manage their respective accounts, which are very active, on the different social networks. El Estímulo works with current news of greater relevance, and with its own second and third reading content. The Interest focuses on national and international economic issues; Clímax focuses on chronicles, reports, interviews and investigative works; Bienmesabe is dedicated to trends in quality of life, health, gastronomy and restoration; UB is dedicated to urban culture trends, focused on youth audiences. The old magazines - created in partnership between Cadena Capriles and Grupo Iguana Blue in 2005, 2008 and 2003 respectively - would completely migrate to digital formats in 2014, in the midst of the profound transformation of Venezuelan journalism. Digital media is today the vanguard and the main national and international reference in the coverage of this complex society in constant crisis. Multiple forms of incomeEl Estímulo Media's business model is supported by classic digital advertising, regional digital advertising alliances with Google Ads and its advertising platform that help monetize its visits from abroad.   To cover the production demand of the five media outlets, they have about 10 staff journalists, a designer and a design consultant, photographers and videographers who work on call. They also have an external staff of around 20 permanent and temporary employees.  The El Estímulo portal and its brands are among the most recognized and prestigious information platforms in Venezuela. About half of its traffic comes from outside the country, mainly from Spain, the United States, Colombia, Argentina, Mexico and Chile. This multimedia work has been recognized with the Journalistic Excellence awards granted by the Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) in 2017 and 2018 for our work on the hunger crisis unleashed in the country, and for the bloody protests against the Chavista regime of Nicolás Maduro. The digital magazine Clímax was awarded the In-Depth Journalism award for its investigation on "The Odebrecht Case: corruption and waste in Venezuela."

Source: SembraMedia

Last updated date: April 2025

Location:
Caracas, Venezuela
Year the organization started publishing:
2014
Languages:
Spanish
Type of coverage:
National

Content

Editorial coverage:
Generalist, focused on multiple topics
Type of content produced by theme:
Science
Education
Environment
Politics
Technology
Sports
Economy and business
Lifestyle
Health and well-being
Entertainment and culture
Law and crime
Society and human rights
Entrepreneurship
Economy and finance
Gender
LGBTIQ+
Refugees
Journalism genres:
Chronicles and non-fiction
Interviews and reporting
Information services
Opinion
Investigative journalism
Journalism coverage types and techniques:
Breaking news
Live coverage of events
Data journalism
Crowdsourcing
Curated/aggregated content
Tech platforms and other mediums used:
Website
Newsletter
Social media platforms
Podcast
Mobile app
YouTube

Audience and reach

Social media audience

Facebook number of followers:
117,000
Twitter number of followers:
286,000
Instagram number of followers:
177,000
YouTube number of followers:
11,871

Management and team

Founders

Female:
1
Male:
0
Founders:
Paula Quinteros
Directors:
Jován Pulgarín

Team

Full-time employees:
15
Part-time employees:
2
Freelancers or consultants:
20
Volunteers:
0

Business structure and revenue sources

Organization tax status:
For-profit
All revenue sources reported by media leaders:
Advertising
Consultancy services
Content services for others
Google Adsense
Programmatic ad networks
Branded content or native advertising
Local advertising sold by own team
Training services for other clients
Technology development services
Content development for other media
Event ticket sales
The primary source of revenue reported by media leaders:
Local advertising sold by own team
The second most important revenue source reported:
Google Adsense

Transparency

Doesn’t publish information about annual revenue
Doesn’t publish the names of donors
Has an ethics policy / manual
Doesn’t publish an ethics policy / manual
Has a sexual harassment or institutional violence policy

Why is this profile included?

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