Fusion's Mariana Atencio talked with Diario Las Americasabout her role as co-host of “Fusion Live” and what it was like to cover the crisis in Venezuela. The headline of the story read “The primetime show ‘Fusion Live’ bets on bilingual youth in the US and the new generation of relentless journalist” –
…One of the issues that touched her the most was covering the student protests against the government of Nicolas Maduro, in her native country, Venezuela.
I knew that the massive protest was coming so I asked Fusion to let me go to Caracas to cover it. It is an issue that goes far beyond the concern as a Venezuelan. It’s about censorship, violation of human rights and that is important to young people anywhere, “she said.
Mariana Atencio highlighted the importance of Fusion as a means of dissemination. "The channel is committed to youth by doing this show which proves the importance millennials have on society,” she said.
On Wednesday, March 26 Fusion’s Mariana Atencio (@MarianaAtencio) will host a screening of her Fusion primetime news special #SOSVenezuela at the University of Miami. #SOSVenezuela takes viewerson a journey through the streets of Venezuela with Atencio providing a personal look at the 10 days that shook the Latin American country. Fusion will host a panel of guests to engage in a conversation with students in South Florida about the ongoing crisis in Venezuela – including model and activist Eglantina Zingg (@EglantinaZingg), Univision anchorRodner Figueroa (@RodnerFigueroa), comedian George Harris (@ElGeorgeHarris), Venezuelan StoryHunters filmmaker Carlos Beltran, President of Univen Gabriela Contreras and the student who crowd-sourced a Venezuelan mini doc, Arianne Alcorta (@ArianneAlcorta).
It’s been a month and a half since the first student protesters died in Venezuela and the number dead continues to grow. Young Venezuelans are speaking out against the high inflation and rampant violence they have seen under President Nicolas Maduro’s administration. Students have continued to protest in the streets despite a security crackdown, a local media blackout, and attempts by the government to censor the web and the airwaves. More on the Fusion special #SOSVenezuela airing Wednesday, March 26 at 10:00 p.m., ET on Fusion here: http://bit.ly/1hhD0Su.
Mariana Atencio is a Peabody Award winning journalist, who was born and raised in Venezuela. She joined Fusion as a co-host of “Fusion LIVE” from Univision News in 2013, where she covered Hugo Chavez’s death along with previous presidential campaigns in Venezuela. She received a Gracie Award from the Alliance for Women in Media for her documentary “Pressured: Freedom of the Press” (“PRESSionados”). She has a B.S. in Communications from the Universidad Católica Andrés Bello in Caracas and a Master’s degree in Journalism from Columbia University.
Wednesday, March 24, 2014 What: Fusion’s Special #SOSVenezuela Screening Where: University of Miami Shoma Hall 5100 Brunson Drive Coral Gables, FL 33146 When: 8:30 p.m., ET
Fusion Special on Continuing Crisis in Venezuela Hosted by Mariana Atencio to Air Wednesday, March 26 at 10:00 p.m., ET on Fusion
Fusion continues its in-depth coverage of the crisis in Venezuela with a primetime news special, #SOSVenezuela, airing Wednesday, March 26 at 10:00 p.m., ET on Fusion. Fusion’s Mariana Atencio, who reported from Caracas last month, will take viewers on a journey through the streets of Venezuela with a personal look at 10 days that shook the country. Atencio also speaks to Venezuelan assemblywoman Maria Corina Machado, one of the most high profile leaders of the opposition. Machado was recently stripped her of parliamentary immunity and has been threatened by the Maduro administration with charges of terrorism and treason.
Watch: Persecuted Venezuelan Lawmaker: Venezuela’s Situation is Dangerous for International Democracy
It’s been a month and a half since the first student protesters died in Venezuela and the number dead continues to grow. Young Venezuelans are speaking out against the high inflation and rampant violence they have seen under President Nicolas Maduro’s administration. Students have continued to protest in the streets despite a security crackdown, a local media blackout, and attempts by the government to censor the web and the airwaves.
The protests in Ukraine and the Russian intervention that followed have monopolized American media coverage while the events on this side of the globe in Venezuela have received only a fraction of the attention by most outlets. Fusion’s Jorge Ramos has spoken out about the events in Venezuela noting the silence of the media and international community – “A president who allows students to be killed has lost any legitimacy as a leader, but unfortunately Maduro has a powerful accomplice on the international stage: silence,” he said.
Mariana Atencio is a Peabody Award winning journalist, who was born and raised in Venezuela. She joined Fusion as a co-host of “Fusion LIVE” from Univision News in 2013, where she covered Hugo Chavez’s death along with previous presidential campaigns in Venezuela. She received a Gracie Award from the Alliance for Women in Media for her documentary “Pressured: Freedom of the Press” (“PRESSionados”). She has a B.S. in Communications from the Universidad Católica Andrés Bello in Caracas and a Master’s degree in Journalism from Columbia University.
Fusion’s Mariana Atencio spoke with NPR’s David Brancaccio, who hosts “Marketplace Morning Report” weekday mornings, about the deadly protests occurring in Venezuela. Listen below –
She notes that the protesters in Venezuela are mainly middle-class citizens and students, pointing to economics as the driving motivator of the protests – “
The majority of the shelves are empty in supermarkets, in pharmacies. [There are] long lines for people to buy flour, deodorant, butter, shaving razors, toilet paper. It’s all that people talk about. People will run in a sprint when they hear that flour has come to a certain supermarket.”
Mariana Atencio is a Peabody Award winning journalist, who was born and raised in Venezuela. She joined Fusion as a co-host of “The Morning Show” from Univision News in 2013, where she covered Hugo Chavez’s death along with previous presidential campaigns in Venezuela. She has a B.S. in Communications from the Universidad Católica Andrés Bello in Caracas and a Master’s degree in Journalism from Columbia University.
During the past week ABC News coverage of two key events has benefited from extensive reporting done by its sister network Fusion – the ongoing deadly protests in Venezuela and the capture of Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. Segments of Fusion’s original documentary “El Chapo: CEO of Crime” aired on several ABC broadcasts and Fusion’s Investigative Reporter Mariana van Zeller contributed to ABC News’ coverage throughout the weekend appearing on “World News,“ “Good Morning America,” and “This Week with George Stephanopoulos.” With young Venezuelans taking to the streets to protest the administration of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, Fusion anchor Mariana Atencio, who spent the past week reporting from Caracas, reported for “World News with David Muir” and contributed to ABC News Digital coverage last week. In addition, Fusion’s coverage of both stories was featured across ABC’s digital platforms including the homepage of ABCNews.com.
Conversely, Fusion leveraged the global resources of ABC News to cover the unrest in Kiev, Ukraine. ABC News Chief Foreign Correspondent Terry Moran appeared last week on Fusion’s “AMERICA with Jorge Ramos.”
Fusion CEO outlined this in an email to the Fusion staff on Monday. See the stories from TV Newser and The Huffington Post below for more –
Fusion anchor Mariana Atencio is traveling to Venezuela to report on the escalating protests happening there. Her reports will be featured across Fusion, ABC News, and Univision broadcasts and platforms in the coming days, beginning Tuesday evening on “AMERICA with Jorge Ramos” at 8:00 p.m., ET on Fusion.
Throughout the past week Mariana has been contributing to Fusion’s coverage of the protests – on Friday she posted a personal message about the violence occurring in her home country. Watch here: http://bit.ly/1f2NlVa.
Eleven months into his administration, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro faces mounting protests that could be driving the country to the edge of outright civil unrest. Opposition to Maduro’s presidency has been mounting since he was elected last year. For the past several weeks young Venezuelans have been protesting Maduro’s administration despite a security crackdown, a local media blackout, and attempts by the government to censor the web and the airwaves. Fusion has been covering this story across its tv, digital, and social platforms –
Mariana Atencio is a Peabody Award winning journalist, who was born and raised in Venezuela. She joined Fusion as a co-host of “The Morning Show” from Univision News in 2013, where she covered Hugo Chavez’s death along with previous presidential campaigns in Venezuela. She has a B.S. in Communications from the Universidad Católica Andrés Bello in Caracas and a Master’s degree in Journalism from Columbia University.
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