Venezuela's embattled news media [program]

Venezuela's news media has been squeezed by President Nicolás Maduro's authoritarianism and the country's ongoing economic crisis.

But Venezuela is not Cuba or North Korea. There are still a number of independent and critical journalists trying to cover news - though their job is far from easy.

On this edition of Global Journalist, we’ll hear more about the struggles of journalists in the country - and what Venezuela's declining media freedom means for its governance.

Joining the program:

• Cody Weddle, Colombia-based journalist expelled from Venezuela in March 2019
• Stephanie Rodrigues, Venezuelan journalist and film producer
• Angus Berwick, Venezuela correspondent, Reuters
• Natalie Southwick, Central and South America program coordinator, Committee to Protect Journalists

Assistant producers: Laura Miserez, Arianna Suardi

Supervising producer: Trevor Hook

Visual editor: Kyle McCubbin