The journalist, host and war correspondent born in Uruguay and nationalized Venezuelan, Walter Martínez, died at the age of 84, as reported this Thursday.
The news was announced by the Venezuelan Minister of Communication and Information, Miguel Pérez Pirela, who said that the journalist “consolidated a unique style, based on academic rigor and an exceptional ability to decipher global geopolitics.”
“Through his work, he brought distant realities closer to Venezuelan homes, allowing the audience to understand the events ‘in full development’ with a depth uncommon on conventional television,” he wrote on his social networks.
It has left our beloved, contaminated and unique Walter Martínez spaceship.
Walter consolidated a unique style, based on academic rigor and an exceptional ability to decipher global geopolitics. Through his work, he brought distant realities closer to… pic.twitter.com/TFabFIiLgN
— Miguel Ángel Pérez Pirela (@maperezpirela) January 22, 2026
Martínez’s legacy will remain “in his commitment to the truth and in the constant defense of critical thinking,” and he highlighted that “he maintained a firm stance in favor of the sovereignty of the people, becoming an ethical reference for new generations of communicators,” the message noted.
With a career spanning more than five decades, Walter Martínez stood out for his coverage of armed conflicts in Latin America, Europe and the Middle East, as well as his ability to interpret global events from a critical and sovereign perspective, he recalls. The National.
He was the creator and host of the program Dossier, broadcast by Venezuelan Televisionwhere he coined his famous phrase “in full development” to refer to ongoing news events.
Martínez was also awarded multiple awards throughout his career, including the National Journalism Award, highlighted by media such as TeleSur.
“It has left our beloved, contaminated and only spaceship Walter,” wrote Pérez Pirela in reference to the journalist’s famous phrase.
