Maria Martina-Guzman, one of Univision's executive producers who was detained earlier this week along with anchor Jorge Ramos and five others by the Venezuelan government in Caracas, told CBSN that she feels outraged and robbed of her work. She described how they were put in a "dark room" and about $180,000 worth of equipment was "stolen," since she said none of it has been returned as of Thursday, including their interview footage. Ramos and his crew, including Martinez-Guzman and several camerapeople, were interviewing the country's embattled President Nicolás Maduro at the Miraflores presidential palace about the instability in the country, but things went south 17 minutes into their conversation after he showed Maduro footage of Venezuelan youths eating from a garbage truck."What triggered Maduro to just get up from the interview was when Jorge actually showed him video that was taken the day before of two young men who were eating from a garbage truck," Martinez-Guzman told … [Read more...] about “This is not how you treat the press”: Univision executive producer on being detained in Venezuela
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Journalist Jorge Ramos, Univision Team Deported From Venezuela After Maduro Interview
Venezuelan authorities on Tuesday deported a Univision news crew led by anchor Jorge Ramos hours after they were briefly detained at the presidential palace following an interview with President Nicolas Maduro, which was abruptly terminated over their line of questioning. Ramos said authorities told the Univision news team to arrive at Simón Bolívar International Airport in Vargas at 7 a.m. ET and board a midday flight to the U.S. Univision said the team was already scheduled to return to their base in Miami on Tuesday. Maduro Opponents Boost Military Rhetoric in Venezuela Crisis The news crew, accompanied by U.S. and Mexican diplomats, was escorted to the airport by members of the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (SEBIN), the repressive Venezuelan police force, according to Carlos Correa, who heads the Caracas-based free-speech NGO Espacio Publico. Speaking from Caracas Monday night, Ramos told Univision anchor Patricia Janiot … [Read more...] about Journalist Jorge Ramos, Univision Team Deported From Venezuela After Maduro Interview
Happening Today: Univision, Summit, Opioid Crisis, R. Kelly, Trevor Noah
Get the top headlines of the day in your morning briefing from NBC 4 New York, Monday through Friday. Sign up for our newsletter here. Univision Crew Temporarily Detained After Maduro Interview Univision said journalist Jorge Ramos and a TV crew were "arbitrarily detained" in Caracas, Venezuela, after an interview with President Nicolas Maduro was abruptly terminated. In a tweet, the Spanish-language news network said "a @Univision team, headed by @jorgeramosnews, is being arbitrarily detained at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas. They were interviewing @NicolasMaduro but he didn't like the questions. Their technical equipment was also confiscated." Western Hemisphere Assistant Secretary of the State Kim Breier Tweeted the State Department had received word of the detention and insisted on their immediate release, warning "the world is watching." Minister Jorge Rodriguez responded for the Maduro administration on Twitter by calling the reported detention a "new fake … [Read more...] about Happening Today: Univision, Summit, Opioid Crisis, R. Kelly, Trevor Noah
Journalist Jorge Ramos, Univision Crew Temporarily Detained in Caracas After Maduro Interview
Univision said journalist Jorge Ramos and a TV crew were "arbitrarily detained" in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday after an interview with President Nicolas Maduro was abruptly terminated. In a tweet Monday night, the Spanish-language news network said that "a @Univision team, headed by @jorgeramosnews, is being arbitrarily detained at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas. They were interviewing @NicolasMaduro but he didn't like the questions. Their technical equipment was also confiscated." Western Hemishere Assistant Secretary of the State Kim Breier Tweeted that the State Department had received word of the detention and insisted on their immediate release, warning that "the world is watching." According to Univision president Daniel Coronell, the crew was later released, although their recording equipment and records of the interview remained confiscated by Maduro loyalists. Coronell said in a tweet that he spoke with Ramos over the phone after he and the crew were released. … [Read more...] about Journalist Jorge Ramos, Univision Crew Temporarily Detained in Caracas After Maduro Interview
San Antonio Univision TV couple talks ‘high risk’ pregnancy, what it’s like to be first-time parents
By Candice Avila-Garcia, mySA.com / San Antonio Express-News Updated 6:02 pm CST, Monday, February 4, 2019 Univision anchor, reporter Myrna Salas welcomes her first child Paula Camila on December 4, 2018. Univision anchor, reporter Myrna Salas welcomes her first child Paula Camila on December 4, 2018. Photo: Mryna Salas Photo: Mryna Salas Image 1 of / 18 Caption Close Image 1 of 18 Univision anchor, reporter Myrna Salas welcomes her first child Paula Camila on December 4, 2018. Univision anchor, reporter Myrna Salas welcomes her first child Paula Camila on December 4, 2018. Photo: Mryna Salas San Antonio Univision TV couple talks 'high risk' pregnancy, what it's like to be first-time parents 1 / … [Read more...] about San Antonio Univision TV couple talks ‘high risk’ pregnancy, what it’s like to be first-time parents