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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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Azteca acusa a Convención Republicana de “sentimientos antimexicanos"

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Edgard Portela
July 25th, 2016 5:01 PM
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Azteca Off The Rails: RNC 'Anti-Mexican Sentiment'

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Edgard Portela
July 22nd, 2016 8:45 AM

Las cadenas hispanas minimizan importante apoyo hispano a Trump

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Edgard Portela
July 21st, 2016 2:08 PM

Spanish Nets Marginalize Major Hispanic Trump Endorsements

Edgard Portela
July 20th, 2016 6:37 PM
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Diferencias de Univisión y Telemundo al cubrir Convención Republicana

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Edgard Portela
July 19th, 2016 8:30 PM
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Sharp Divergence in Spanish Nets' Opening Convention Coverage

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Edgard Portela
July 18th, 2016 11:00 PM
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Cobertura 'todo muro' en Univisión ignora a Puerto Rico

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Edgard Portela
July 15th, 2016 6:05 PM
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Univision Focuses On Wall, Ignores Pro-Hispanic Puerto Rico Plank

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Edgard Portela
July 15th, 2016 1:20 PM

Las cadenas de TV en español ignoran la encuesta Pew de hispanos

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Edgard Portela
July 13th, 2016 5:38 PM
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Luis Gutiérrez aboga por refugiados y control de armas en Univisión

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Edgard Portela
July 13th, 2016 2:45 PM

Spanish Nets Black Out New Pew Poll of Hispanics

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Edgard Portela
July 12th, 2016 9:40 PM
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Luis Gutiérrez Pushes for More Refugees, Gun Control on Univision

Edgard Portela
July 11th, 2016 6:08 PM
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Líder hispano rechaza la diatriba de Jorge Ramos contra Trump

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Edgard Portela
July 7th, 2016 11:29 PM
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Hispanic Leader Rejects Univision Anchor’s Anti-Trump Rant

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Edgard Portela
July 5th, 2016 10:28 PM
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Telemundo va a Chicago para informar a favor del control de armas

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Edgard Portela
July 5th, 2016 2:55 PM
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Telemundo Goes to Chicago for One-Sided Report on Gun Control

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Edgard Portela
July 3rd, 2016 9:36 AM

Univisión y Telemundo hablan con enojo del fallo sobre inmigración

Edgard Portela
June 29th, 2016 6:01 PM
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Top Spanish Nets Bent Out of Shape Over Immigration Ruling

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Edgard Portela
June 28th, 2016 7:33 PM
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Los ataques contra Trump alcanzan más intensidad en Azteca América

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Edgard Portela
June 27th, 2016 3:32 PM
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Anti-Trump Spin Reaches New Heights on Azteca America

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Edgard Portela
June 16th, 2016 11:00 PM