User:SandyGeorgia/30AprilSources

Reliable sources use of coup to describe the event now at 2019 Venezuela uprising.

Tabloids, non-reliable sources, opinion, editorials and analyses pieces are separated after the chart.

• The vast majority of sources presented did not refer to it as a "coup".
• Two sources referred to the event as a "coup" in brief coverage (The Daily Beast and The Independent).
• Some sources referred to it as a "coup" on the first day of the event, but switched to calling it an "uprising" after the first day (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, The Daily Telegraph, Haaretz).
• Four sources used both terms, "coup" and "uprising" (Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Global News, National Post, The New Republic).
  
  

  Source described event as coup

  Source did NOT describe event as coup unless quoting an individual, for example, Maduro

  Source switched from describing it as a "coup" on the first day, to "uprising" after first reports

  Source used both "coup" and some version of "uprising"

Sources presented		Coup	No Coup	Switch	Both	Notes
Up	ABC News		Y			Venezuela rocked by clashes as US backs uprising, threatens Cuba
Up	Al Jazeera		Y			Venezuela in crisis: All the latest updates
Up	Associated Press		Y			Venezuelans take to streets as uprising attempt sputters, no coup; The Latest: Guaido calls for more street protests Wednesday, "rejects characterizations of coup"
Both	Australian Broadcasting Corporation				Y	Venezuelans stage mass protests after military ignores calls to oust President Nicolas Maduro uses the word "coup" in their own voice only once, but calls it an "uprising" in their key points; using "uprising" without "coup" in other articles.[1]
Up	BBC		Y			Venezuela crisis: Defiant Maduro claims victory over Guaidó 'coup', uses the word "coup" in quotes, and attributes the word to Maduro allies Cuba and Bolivia, does not describe the event as a coup Venezuela's Guaidó accused of coup attempt by government, does not call it a coup, indicates Maduro allies do Venezuela crisis in 300 words, does not call it a coup, indicates Maduro does.
Up	Bloomberg		Y			Venezuelan Soldiers Don Blue Armbands in Uprising: Photo Essay
Switch	Canadian Broadcasting Corporation			Y		Used "coup" on first day,[2] switched to uprising.[3]
Up	CNN		Y			Venezuela's Maduro claims to have defeated 'coup,' as rival Guaido urges more protests, uses "coup" in quotes to describe Maduro's use, but calls it an uprising Operation Freedom: Uprising in Venezuela begins, no coup CNN, clearly uprising (repeatedly), although they quote someone once using the word "coup"
Coup	The Daily Beast	Y				Was a Russian Plot Behind the Venezuela Coup?
Switch	The Daily Telegraph			Y		Telegraph uses "coup" in May 1 headline, and quotes an "expert" using the word, but in their own voice, uses uprising. By May 2, they are calling it an uprising, using the word "coup" only in quotes to describe what Maduro called it.[4] [5]
Up	The Economist		Y			A failed uprising against Nicolás Maduro
Up	El País		Y			El Pais (Spanish newspaper, English version)
Up	Euronews		Y			Guaido calls for fresh protests, Maduro remains defiant
Up	France24		Y			New Caracas protests as US and Russia spar over Venezuela, no coup except Maduro claim As it happened: Venezuela's Guiado calls for new protests in anti-Maduro uprising, uprising, no coup
Up	FOX News		Y			Venezuela’s Guaido calls for military uprising while flanked by soldiers at Caracas airbase: ‘The moment is now’
Both	Global News				Y	Global News: "Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó on Tuesday made his strongest call yet to the military to help him oust President Nicolas Maduro, although there was little sign of defection from the armed forces leadership and isolated clashes fizzled out."
Up	The Guardian		Y			Venezuela crisis: Maduro claims victory over 'deranged' coup attempt, only uses the word to coup to state how Maduro describes it, in their own voice, call it an uprising. Guaidó's uprising seems to have flatlined. What's next for Venezuela? calls it an uprising, never uses the word coup.
Switch	Haaretz			Y		Venezuela Crisis: From a U.S.-backed Operation to a Military Coup, What Could Happen Next? On May 1, uses a Reuters piece that never uses the word "coup" (except in a historical context), uses the word "uprising" to describe the event, uses "coup" in the headline only. By May 2, using the word "uprising" without "coup", from an Associated Press piece.[6]
Coup	The Independent	Y				The Independent (I can find only this one brief use in all their coverage; they don't seem to be covering Vzla as seriously as other media sources.)
Up	Japan Times		Y			Venezuela's Juan Guaido calls for uprising but military loyal to Maduro for now
Both	National Post				Y	[7] [8]
Up	National Public Radio		Y			Amid Violence In Venezuela, Maduro Digs In And Protests Continue calls it an uprising.
Both	The New Republic				Y	New Republic uses “coup” in the title, but not in the article content, where they use uprising.
Up	The New York Times		Y			What We Know So Far About Juan Guaidó’s Call for an Uprising, calls it an uprising, points out that Nicolás Maduro calls it a coup Trump, Seeking to Put Pressure on Maduro, Threatens a Full Embargo on Cuba, calls it an uprising, points out that Cuba's president, Maduro ally, calls it a coup Rival Protests Grip Venezuela After Guaidó’s Failed Effort to Beckon Military, calls it an uprising, points out that Maduro Defense Minister, Padrino Lopez calls it a coup NY Times: "Venezuela crisis: Guaidó calls for uprising as clashes erupt"
Up	NBC News		Y			NBC News: "Juan Guaidó on Tuesday called for mass anti-government protests and military defections, announcing what he termed the 'final phase' in an operation attempting to remove President Nicolás Maduro from office."
Up	Reuters		Y			Venezuelan protests peter out as Maduro hangs on; U.S. and Russia squabble, no coup except that Maduro calls it a coup Explainer: Venezuela crisis puts Trump policy to the test, no coup, military revolt Reuters, no coup, only uprising
Up	USA Today		Y			Officials for Venezuelan President Maduro say government fighting 'coup' as opposition calls for uprising
Up	The Wall Street Journal		Y			[9] Uprising, "coup" only when attributed to others
Up	The Washington Post		Y			https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/05/01/did-trump-fumble-an-uprising-venezuela/?noredirect=on They use the word "uprising" in their own voice twice. There is a section which uses the word "coup", but only in the context of Maduro claiming it is a coup. The word "coup" is contained within a quote once, and later outside of a quote, however the latter is a paraphrasing: "Maduro denied this in an appearance on State TV late Tuesday, calling the day's events a "failed" coup instigated by the United States."
Both	Political news commentary				Y	The Nation Coup (Once Again, Mainstream Media Get It Wrong on Venezuela, Venezuela: Call It What It Is—a Coup National Review Uprising Democrats Split in Responses to Venezuela Crisis The New American Coup After Failed Coup Attempt in Venezuela, What’s Next? Politico Uprising Trump team jumps to support Venezuela uprising
Up	Spanish language		Y			El Pitazo, uses alzamiento (uprising) Efecto Cocuyo, uses alzamiento (uprising) Tal Cual Digital, uses alzamiento (uprising) Prodavinci, quotes Maduro and William Saab, who describe the events as a "coup", while mentioning that the Lima Group rejected the term. El Mundo, alzamiento and levantamiento ABC, levantamiento and its verbs, uses "coup" in a quote of Maduro's ambassador in Spain. The outlet has a whole gallery titled Las imágenes del levantamiento. La Vanguardia, levantamiento 20 minutos has a whole category called Levantamiento contra Maduro, almost the exact name of the article in the Spanish Wikipedia. El Confidencial, levantamiento La Razón, levantamiento, uses revuelta in the title. Infobae, from Argentina, which uses levantamiento and quotes Maduro saying "coup"
Both	Spanish language sources				Y	eldiario.es 1 Milenio 2 El Destape 3 Metro International 4 Cinco Días 5 El Periódico de Catalunya 6 Marca 7 Diario de Yucatán 8).
Up	French language		Y			The French equivalent to uprising is soulèvement, the following newspapers use this word, "coup" only used in quotes or in reference to historical coups. Le Monde [10] Les Echos [11] Le Figaro [12] La Croix soulèvement only in title and uses the verb soulever. [13] Libération [14]

Opinion pieces that state an editorial position or discussing the naming controversy

• Washington Post, Editorial Board Don’t call it a coup. Venezuelans have a right to replace an oppressive, toxic regime. Therefore, whatever its ultimate outcome or, indeed, its strategic wisdom, Tuesday's uprising is not a "coup attempt," as the Maduro regime, echoed by too many people abroad, calls it. Rather, it is the latest in a series of legitimate and, for the most part, nonviolent efforts by Venezuelans, both civilian and military, to throw off an oppressive, toxic regime so that they can freely elect a legitimate government. Supporters of freedom and democracy should stand in solidarity with Mr. Guaidó and the many thousands of Venezuelans now bravely asserting their rights.
• Bloomberg:
• Bloomberg
• DW Venezuela: Coup or uprising? It depends on who you support
• FAIR [15].
• New York Times, What Makes a Coup Succeed? Confidence, Consensus and a Sense of Inevitability
• VOX Venezuela’s uprising shows the potential dangers of a civilian-military alliance

Sources that were mentioned in discussion that are tabloid or not reliable for this case

• Mirror The Daily Mirror is a tabloid; uses both.
• Venezuelanalysis, pro-Maduro, non-independent: calls it an uprising initally, Venezuela: Military Uprising in Caracas (in Development) switches to coup [16]