# 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](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2024-venezuela-post-election-press-crackdown)
- Source: For Venezuelan Journalists, It's Like Maduro Never Left. https://www.cjr.org/news/for-venezuelan-journalists-its-like-maduro-never-left.php
- 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?

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