Mariana Atencio
Mariana Atencio | |
|---|---|
 Mariana Atencio, journalist | |
| Alma mater | Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism |
| Occupation | Anchor |
| Employer | Fusion (TV channel) |
| Awards | Peabody Award, Investigative Reporters and Editors Award, Gracie Award |
| Website | www.marianaatencio.com |
Mariana Atencio is a Peabody Award winning journalist, currently an anchor on Fusion (TV channel) the ABC News/Univision joint venture launched in 2013.[1][2] She is also known for her tenacious field reporting,[3] doing breaking news and special reports on global youth unrest and other domestic and international issues. In 2015, Atencio reported on the ground for ABC's "Pope Francis and the People," a one-hour special edition of 20/20, becoming an intermediary between the Pope and Americans prior to his historic visit to the US. She also led Fusion's coverage of the anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti; the protests in New York and Ferguson, MO; the youth movement in Hong Kong; the disappearance of 43 students in Mexico; President Obama's executive order on immigration; the policy shift with Cuba, and the death of South Africa's Nelson Mandela. Atencio's coverage of the 2014 student protests in Venezuela aired on ABC's World News with David Muir [4]
Early life and education
Atencio has a B.S. in Communications from the Universidad Católica Andrés Bello in Caracas, where she was also part of the student movement that emerged after Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez shut down Radio Caracas Televisión (RCTV), the oldest television station in the country.[5] She left Venezuela when she was awarded a full merit scholarship to attend Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism in 2008.
Career and awards
Prior to Fusion (TV channel), Atencio was a correspondent for Noticiero Univision and the Investigation and Documentaries Unit at Univision
She was awarded a Peabody Award[6] and an Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) Award[7] for her work as a reporter on “Fast and Furious: Arming the Enemy”, a one-hour documentary on the gun-walking scandal known as "Operation Fast and Furious’’.[8] After Univision aired the investigation, a public debate erupted in Mexico on how much the Mexican government knew about the guns crossing the border. Congress pressed the U.S. Justice Department for more information, and one U.S. Congressman called “Rápido y Furioso” the “Holy Grail” that broke the case.[7]
At Univision, she also directed, reported and hosted the Univision documentary "PRESSURED: Freedom of the Press", a one-hour film on the fragile state of press freedom in Latin America, for which she received a Gracie Award for "Outstanding Documentary."
For Noticiero Univision, she reported on the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez in 2013 and conducted investigations on the Chávez family fortune for Noticiero Univision and "Aquí y Ahora" (Here and Now), Univision's Sunday evening investigative newsmagazine.[9]
Atencio co-anchored the November 2012 post-election analysis for “Despierta América” (Wake-up America), Univision Network's morning show and the fastest growing morning show regardless of language. She also reported from both 2012 political conventions for "Despierta América" and Noticiero Univision,[10] and was a frequent commentator for “ABC News Live”, ABC’s live news stream.[11][12]
Prior to joining Univision, Atencio worked as news anchor/reporter for Vme-TV, the first national Spanish-language network presented by public television stations. At "Vme-TV" she co-presented the Royal Wedding broadcast in 2011; reported on the 2010 mid-term elections and hosted and produced the news segment "Census 2010, The Future is Now", on how the country's demographics were changing due to the growing Latino population.
From 2009 to 2010, she worked as a multimedia reporter at El Diario/La Prensa, the nation's oldest and fastest growing paid major daily newspaper, where she focused on local stories that impact Latinos in the New York area. She also freelanced as foreign correspondent for the Venezuelan television station, Globovisión.
She is also known for her charitable work in Latin America. In 2012, she travelled all over Venezuela with the regional press freedom institution, 'Instituto Prensa y Sociedad' (IPYS),[13] to give journalism seminars to reporters in underprivileged communities.
References
- ^ "The 'GMA' Gang Welcomes the Hosts of Fusion's The Morning Show". abcnews.go.com. 2013-10-17. Retrieved 2013-11-25.
- ^ "Fusion Wants Young Latinos To Turn On Their TVs". Npr.org. 2013-10-23. Retrieved 2013-11-25.
- ^ http://fusion.net/story/27128/how-student-activism-inspired-me-to-become-a-journalist/.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "The Venezuelan Student Movement for Liberty | Cato Institute". Cato.org. 2008-03-12. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
- ^ "Behind the Peabody Award-Winning Univision Investigation of 'Fast and Furious" - ABC News". Abcnews.go.com. 2013-03-30. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
- ^ a b "The IRE Journal : Spring 2013" (PDF). Merrill.umd.edu. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ^ Puga, Romina (2012-10-01). "Fast And Furious Special On Univision: Behind The Scenes Video - ABC News". Abcnews.go.com. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
- ^ "¿En cuánto se calcula la fortuna de Hugo Chávez y la de su familia? - Univision Noticias". Noticias.univision.com. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
- ^ "Univision News to Deliver Extensive Coverage of The Republican and Democratic National Conventions | Univision". Corporate.univision.com. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
- ^ "Univision's Mariana Atencio on Winning Over Hispanic Voters | Video - ABC News". Abcnews.go.com. 2012-08-30. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
- ^ "VIDEO: Univision's Mariana Atencio on Cristina Saralegui's influence among voters. - ABC News". Abcnews.go.com. 2012-09-05. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
- ^ "Herramientas Audiovisuales". TalCualDigital.com. 2012-11-16. Retrieved 2015-02-26.