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I know what you mean about the polarisation. A lot of the Chavista stuff online is blatant propaganda.
Fwiw I've found Al Jazera seems to strike what appears to be a reasonable balance. Although, I have no way of truly knowing how balanced they are on the topic.
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...they have been accused by Al Jazeera of being a propaganda outlet for the Qatari government?
FWIW when I was at Reuters they were always extremely keen to cover the plight of my former colleagues in Myanmar who were freed this week, so I like them. I'm not sure their coverage of the Qatari government is as balanced though.
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Well, I'm completely unclear as to what is going on. In my experience, you always have to find a news outlet written in the country's language, and then find one with objective reporting. I don't read Spanish easily so haven't sought out news about it. Certainly, the European 'coverage' has, as @Eejit says, been risible. It's not only the coverage, but also European countries and the EU immediately rushing to 'recognise' Guaidó as president, when there is clearly absolutely no legitimacy to that, whatever you think of the current régime or the current Venezuelan constitution.
They've also picked the wrong stooge in Guaidó; he has pretty much zero charisma, less than Maduro (which is saying something), and he so obviously projects that he's a total phoney that I doubt he'll get anywhere. He'll probably just end up being a sacrificial lamb. They already seem to have started to remove his (lower-profile) associates, and will probably carefully avoid giving him the opportunity to be seen as a martyr.
Al;so, a few years ago, just before Chavez' death, I happened to meet Venezuelans from both 'sides' within weeks of each other. You get that a lot in London, of course; there are opposition figures hibernating here from pretty much every country in the world, as well as those from the current establishment there, usually visiting or studying. I do remember the Venezuelans particularly clearly, though, as their different versions of what was going on in the country were so black-and-white they might almost have been alternate realities. Since then, I haven't really believed anything I've seen written about the country.