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Edgard Portela

News Analyst
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Edgard Portela is the Media Research Center’s Latino division news analyst and a bilingual contributor to NewsBusters since February 2016. He is the author of the MRC Latino study that looked into coverage of the situation in Venezuela in 2016, Venezuela Crisis Coverage: Univision, Telemundo Put ABC, CBS & NBC To Shame (Spanish version).

In an interview for Univision, Bernie Sanders shied away from speaking about US foreign policy and Latin America, in particular his speechlessness on the failures of socialism in Venezuela. Edgard Portela caught the moment, and was featured in many conservative news outlets like The Blaze, American Thinker, Red Alert Politics, and Hot Air, among others. He also caught the Vermont Socialist advocating for the release of an unrepentant terrorist from a communist extremist group, Oscar López Rivera, in a campaign stop in Portela’s native city San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Portela has been a leader in the conservative movement since his days as an undergraduate at Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, MI (2008), where he studied Political Science and Economics, and served as Chairman of College Republicans. He is a long time suffering Detroit Lions fan.


Latest Blogs

Prioridades: Todo Juan Gabriel en Univisión

Latino
Edgard Portela
September 4th, 2016 11:02 AM

Ramos Freaks Out Over Trump's Successful Mexico Visit

Latino
Edgard Portela
August 31st, 2016 9:29 PM

Priorities: Wall-to-Wall Juan Gabriel on Univision

Latino
Edgard Portela
August 30th, 2016 9:21 PM
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Anti-Trump Song Gets Top Billing on Azteca America TV

Latino
Edgard Portela
August 30th, 2016 7:20 AM
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Jorge Ramos en pie de guerra contra el anuncio de Trump

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Edgard Portela
August 29th, 2016 3:47 PM
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Jorge Ramos On Warpath Over Trump’s ‘Xenophobic’, ‘Anti-Immigrant’ Ad

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Edgard Portela
August 27th, 2016 7:37 AM
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TV hispana oculta detalles clave de postura de Trump sobre inmigración

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Edgard Portela
August 24th, 2016 9:13 PM
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Hispanic TV Conceals Key Details of Trump’s Stance on Immigration

Latino
Edgard Portela
August 24th, 2016 7:45 AM
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Melania en la mirilla de Univisión

Latino
Edgard Portela
August 16th, 2016 9:37 PM
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Univision Goes After Melania

Latino
Edgard Portela
August 16th, 2016 8:15 AM
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Partidario de Clinton simpatizante con terroristas en Univisión

Latino
Edgard Portela
August 11th, 2016 3:03 PM
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Terrorism Apologist for Hillary Welcomed on Univision

Latino
Edgard Portela
August 10th, 2016 8:15 AM

Univisión y Telemundo exaltan a Khan e ignoran a víctimas de crímenes

Latino
Edgard Portela
August 3rd, 2016 1:57 PM

Crime Victims Virtually Ignored, Khan Exalted on Univision, Telemundo

Latino
Edgard Portela
August 2nd, 2016 2:31 PM
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Univisión y Telemundo celebran la coronación de Hillary Clinton

Latino
Edgard Portela
August 1st, 2016 1:09 PM
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Hillary Coronation Hyped on Univision, Telemundo

Latino
Edgard Portela
July 29th, 2016 8:20 AM

Medios hispanos ignoran el lado latino del escándalo de emails del CND

Latino
Edgard Portela
July 28th, 2016 9:12 PM

Spanish Nets Bury Email Travails of DNC Comms Director

Latino
Edgard Portela
July 28th, 2016 2:41 PM
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Contraste agudo en cobertura de anuncios Pence y Kaine por Univisión

Latino
Edgard Portela
July 28th, 2016 2:22 PM
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Sharp Contrast in Univision Coverage of Pence, Kaine Rollouts

Latino
Edgard Portela
July 26th, 2016 9:21 PM