TO UPDATE: León Krauze, who left Univision amid reports of more positive media coverage of former President Donald Trump, posted a lengthy message about his departure on X/Twitter.
“It has been an absolute honor and privilege to be part of this exceptional team of journalism professionals. I leave with deep gratitude for my friends and colleagues at Univisión Los Angeles. “Together we spent unforgettable years embracing community journalism as a true way of life,” he wrote.
He added: “My unwavering commitment, past, present and future, is to journalism that amplifies the voices and highlights the stories that so often go unheard and unseen.” This will remain my guideline. See you soon.”
EARLIER: A top anchor at Univision has left the company following reports that the media has taken a much more favorable approach to covering Donald Trump.
The moderator León Krauze wrote on X/Twitter on Wednesday: “Dear friends. I am very happy about all the loving messages I have received in the last few hours. I will soon publish a statement about my professional future.”
The company said in a statement: “TelevisaUnivision expresses our sincere gratitude for the outstanding contributions, expertise and insightful analysis that Leon Krauze has provided during his tenure in our news department.” We appreciate his dedicated efforts to strengthen and educate Hispanic communities at the national and local level for over a decade. We wish Leon all the best in all his future professional endeavours.”
The Washington Post reported Tuesday that Univision had canceled Biden campaign ads scheduled to run during the network’s interview with former President Donald Trump. The After reported that Univision also canceled an interview with Maca Casado, the Biden team’s Spanish-language media director, reportedly in response to the Trump interview.
The Trump interview itself was considered non-confrontational After He points to instances where Trump has not been challenged on certain key facts. The interview, conducted by Enrique Acevedo, also contrasted Univision’s coverage of Trump under previous owners. Perhaps most famously, in 2015 the Trump campaign kicked Jorge Ramos, perhaps the network’s best-known personality, out of a press conference. Ramos pressured Trump with his anti-immigrant rhetoric.
In a statement, Univision said it had been following an interview with Trump since 2015.
“This interview was of great interest to our audience and we are pleased that Enrique Acevedo, one of our company’s most prominent award-winning journalists with experience in both the United States and Mexico, had the opportunity to speak with Trump in person,” said TelevisaUnivision said. in the statement.
Regarding the Biden campaign ads, the company also said, “The company has decided to refrain from political advertising during the interview.” Likewise, there will be no ads for Trump during the interview with President Biden, which we tried to ensure. months.”
According to Semafor, TelevisaUnivision executives attended the interview at Mar-a-Lago After reported that Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner was involved with the organization.
Grupo Televisa, the Mexican media company, merged with Univision in 2021.
Source: Deadline
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