On Thursday, CNN was threatened with expulsion from Venezuela “if CNN did not ‘rectify its coverage'” the BBC reported.
(President Nicolas) Maduro also lashed out against the coverage of the protests by foreign news organisations.
“Enough war propaganda, I won’t accept war propaganda against Venezuela. If they don’t rectify themselves, out of Venezuela, CNN, out,” he said.
It looks like at least one journalist has left because of those threats.
Bridget Leininger with CNN Communications said the company doesn’t have an official statement yet, but CNN en Espanol anchor Patricia Janoit, who left Venezuela, will be on CNN at 3:45 p.m. Leininger also said CNN still has reporters in country.
While pulling together a Twitter list of journalists working in or covering Venezuela, I saw this tweet from Mariana Atencio, host of Fusion’s “The Morning Show” about Janoit leaving the country.
Journalism institute in #Venezuela @sntpvenezuela confirms @CNNEE anchor @patriciajaniot had to leave country bcs Maduro’s threats
— Mariana_Atencio (@marianaatencio) February 21, 2014
CNN: Venezuela revoked credentials for its journos including @PatriciaJanoit, who hasn’t tweeted for 13 hours (Sp.) http://t.co/qV4Ik7F26t
— Frank Bajak (@fbajak) February 21, 2014
Here’s the story from CNN. Things are changing quickly in Venezuela, as journalist Francisco Toro detailed Thursday for Caracas Chronicles. The Committee to Protect Journalists wrote on Feb. 13 about Venezuelan officials taking a Colombian station off the air after airing protests. And CPJ wrote on Thursday about dangers facing journalists working in Venezuela.
Here’s a Twitter list of some of those journalists so far (please send more suggestions to me at khare@poynter.org). CNN’s Faith Karimi and Catherine E. Shoichet also wrote a primer about what’s happening in Venezuela. It’s a good way to catch up if you haven’t followed the news so far. Below you’ll find a little of what’s unfolding now, from the Twitter accounts of reporters covering Venezuela.
This began a week ago in Caracas. Tonight pic.twitter.com/DaP9MlIIkD
— Girish Gupta (@jammastergirish) February 19, 2014
Venezuela GN earlier drove around Caracas on motorbikes pointing weapons at anyone on street, including me despite camera, press flak jacket
— Girish Gupta (@jammastergirish) February 20, 2014
Currently loud sounds of pots and pans in the besieged city of San Cristóbal #Venezuela
— Caracas Chronicles (@CaracasChron) February 21, 2014
Maduro says CNN will be expelled from Venezuela IF it doesn’t correct itself. He accuses CNN of trying to show Vzla is in civil war.
— Frank Bajak (@fbajak) February 20, 2014
Media crackdown continues: Maduro threatens to expel @CNN from #Venezuela http://t.co/OcPWtMIsoM
— Mariana_Atencio (@marianaatencio) February 21, 2014
#Venezuela‘s Maduro keeps blaming the US for unrest here. But by looking at their newspapers, it’s clear they don’t care
— Mariana_Atencio (@marianaatencio) February 21, 2014
55 attacks against journalists (that we know of) according to National Journalism School in #Venezuela
— Mariana_Atencio (@marianaatencio) February 21, 2014
Confirmo que el Minci revoco las credenciales de todo el equipo de @CNNEE en Venezuela y a Los enviados especiales
— Osmary Hernandez (@osmarycnn) February 21, 2014
