Ketty Rodriguez

Ketty Rodriguez is a journalist born in Venezuela that later became a U.S. citizen. She worked for almost a decade at El Nuevo Herald, a sister publication of The Miami Herald, a prominent Spanish newspaper in the United States.

At El Nuevo Herald, Mrs. Rodriguez worked as a news reporter. She did an outstanding job with the Miami Dade Public School System, writing balanced articles focused on students' rights and respect for teachers. The community respected and appreciated her work and integrity as a journalist.

After graduating from Andres Bello Catholic University in Venezuela, she started her career at Ultimas Noticias (UltiNot), the most emblematic newspaper targeting the working-class population.

At UltiNot, she learned the harsh reality of Caracas's poorest suburbs, witnessed the constant strikes of workers demanding their rights, and the growing problem of violence and crime in the Capital.

Later, she wrote as a political reporter at El Diario de Caracas, an alternative newspaper (currently extinct).

Mrs. Rodriguez studied diplomacy at The Institute of Diplomat Studies Pedro Gual, but she didn't finish it. Instead, she decided to leave her country and come to the United States when Hugo Chavez and his Communist Revolution took power in 1999.

In 2009, she left El Nuevo Herald to start her writing career. She has self-published a non-fiction book titled: "Hijas del Abuso" or "Daughters of Abuse" in English, which talks about emotional abuse in intimate relationships, and one novel titled: "Caracas, El Valle del Miedo" or "Caracas, the Valley of Fear" in English.