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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

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Spinning ‘That Mexican Thing’ on Univision and Telemundo

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Edgard Portela
October 6th, 2016 6:45 PM

Fight for Catholic, Evangelical Vote Largely Ignored on Spanish Nets

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Edgard Portela
October 6th, 2016 7:45 AM
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Univisión ataca la política de “parar y cachear”

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Edgard Portela
October 4th, 2016 4:35 PM
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‘Stop and Frisk’ Policing Assailed on Univision

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Edgard Portela
October 4th, 2016 7:45 AM
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Crasa movilización partidista de electores en Univisión

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Edgard Portela
October 3rd, 2016 4:33 PM
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For Univision, GOTV Practically Means 'Vote for Hillary'

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Edgard Portela
September 29th, 2016 6:55 PM
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A.J Delgado lleva mensaje claro y sin corrección política a Univisión

Edgard Portela
September 29th, 2016 5:54 PM
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A.J. Delgado Takes Anti-Politically Correct Message to Univision

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Edgard Portela
September 27th, 2016 1:05 PM

Ramos ataca a Trump por preservar la “tradición anglosajona” de EE.UU.

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Edgard Portela
September 25th, 2016 3:44 PM

Ramos Rips Trump for Wanting to Preserve USA's 'Anglo-Saxon Tradition'

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Edgard Portela
September 24th, 2016 7:45 AM
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La obsesión con Trump de Univisión se extiende a Melania

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Edgard Portela
September 21st, 2016 5:18 PM
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Univisión y Telemundo informan que aumenta la inmigración ilegal

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Edgard Portela
September 21st, 2016 1:12 PM
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Univision’s Trump Obsession Extends to Melania

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Edgard Portela
September 20th, 2016 7:00 AM
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Rising Illegal Immigration Reported on Univision, Telemundo

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Edgard Portela
September 18th, 2016 6:45 PM
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La tendencia liberal de Univisión causa protestas

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Edgard Portela
September 13th, 2016 8:44 PM
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Univision’s Liberal Bias Sparks Protests

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Edgard Portela
September 13th, 2016 3:59 PM
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Informes contra Trump en TV Azteca financiados con fondos públicos

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Edgard Portela
September 12th, 2016 2:18 PM
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Taxpayer-Funded Anti-Trump News on Azteca

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Edgard Portela
September 7th, 2016 8:47 PM

Ramos contrariado por la exitosa visita de Donald Trump a México

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Edgard Portela
September 4th, 2016 11:58 AM
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Una canción contra Trump es atracción principal en Azteca América TV

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Edgard Portela
September 4th, 2016 11:10 AM