For decades, Venezuela’s authoritarian regime has devastated the free press by jailing correspondents and shuttering media outlets. It now ranks 160th in Reporters Without Border’s Press Freedom Index, with journalists risking retaliation for speaking against the dictatorship. What threats did correspondents experience under Nicolás Maduro’s rule, and what does the future of journalism looks like after his capture?
On Tuesday, April 28, from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. ET (4:00 to 5:00 p.m. VET), join the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center and Adrienne Arsht National Security Resilience Initiative in the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security for an in-person conversation at the Atlantic Council Headquarters, discussing the dangers journalists in Venezuela have faced and assessing the outlook for the free press after the US intervention.

This event is part of our #VenezuelaForward series, examining ideas that promote economic stabilization and a democratic transition. It is also the latest in the “Reporters at risk” series, which spotlights the stories of journalists, editors, and other correspondents who have been on the leading edge of journalism around the world and conveys the stakes and sacrifices that they undertake to deliver the news.
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