Claim 459

A Venezuelan video producer said staff avoided bylines and worried about being identified by government supporters.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: A Venezuelan video producer said staff avoided bylines and worried about being identified by government supporters.
Field: effect_on_reporting
Value: Journalists describe fear of being identified
About: incident 2024-venezuela-post-election-press-crackdown
Source: For Venezuelan Journalists, It's Like Maduro Never Left
Publisher: Columbia Journalism Review
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2025-01-15

Quotation from the source

We put in a lot of safety measures. We don't have bylines. We always have to ask ourselves: Who's going to see this? Will the Chavistas get the video?