El Pitazo
Type of site | News site |
|---|---|
| Available in | Spanish |
| Headquarters | |
| Editor | César Batiz |
| URL | elpitazo |
| Launched | 2014 |
| Current status | Online |
El Pitazo is an independent Venezuelan multimedia franchise. The name "pitazo" refers to whistleblowing. It is part of the Latin American media Rebel Alliance, with Tal Cual and Runrunes. They also collaborate with NGOs to be more informed on diverse groups of people in the nation. According to El País, the aims of El Pitazo are to bring news to the most isolated areas. The company director is César Batiz.
In 2019 it won the Ortega y Gasset Award for Best Multimedia Coverage, for a report on starving children, "La generación del hambre"" (English: The generation of hunger). According to Batiz, this is the first time a Venezuelan media outlet has won the award.