"With his departure, we lose a man of firm principles and proven integrity, who devoted his life to the ethical practice of journalism. Walter Martínez knew how to bring peoples closer to events as they unfolded, offering a rigorous, committed, and deeply human perspective on international reality.
The Political Bureau of the PCV extends a fraternal and solidary embrace, as well as its deepest condolences, to his wife, family members, friends, and colleagues."
Venezuelan journalist, war correspondent, and international analyst, Walter Martínez died on Thursday aged 85. Born in Uruguay in 1941, Martinez was widely known for his long-standing work in critical international journalism. For decades, he hosted the program Dossier, through which he analysed major global political and military developments from a rigorously documented and anti-imperialist perspective. As a war correspondent, he reported from key conflict zones, bringing audiences closer to events as they unfolded and highlighting their human and geopolitical dimensions.