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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.

  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 checkY Venezuela rocked by clashes as US backs uprising, threatens Cuba
Up Al Jazeera checkY Venezuela in crisis: All the latest updates


Up Associated Press checkY 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 checkY 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 checkY 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 checkY Venezuelan Soldiers Don Blue Armbands in Uprising: Photo Essay
Switch Canadian Broadcasting Corporation checkY Used "coup" on first day,[2] switched to uprising.[3]
Up CNN checkY 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 checkY Was a Russian Plot Behind the Venezuela Coup?


Switch The Daily Telegraph checkY 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 checkY A failed uprising against Nicolás Maduro
Up El País checkY El Pais (Spanish newspaper, English version)
Up Euronews checkY Guaido calls for fresh protests, Maduro remains defiant
Up France24 checkY 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 checkY Venezuela’s Guaido calls for military uprising while flanked by soldiers at Caracas airbase: ‘The moment is now’
Both Global News checkY 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 checkY 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 checkY 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 checkY 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 checkY Venezuela's Juan Guaido calls for uprising but military loyal to Maduro for now


Both National Post checkY [7] [8]


Up National Public Radio checkY Amid Violence In Venezuela, Maduro Digs In And Protests Continue calls it an uprising.
Both The New Republic checkY New Republic uses “coup” in the title, but not in the article content, where they use uprising.
Up The New York Times checkY 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 checkY 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 checkY 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 checkY Officials for Venezuelan President Maduro say government fighting 'coup' as opposition calls for uprising
Up The Wall Street Journal checkY [9] Uprising, "coup" only when attributed to others
Up The Washington Post checkY 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 checkY
Up Spanish language checkY
  • 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 checkY
Up French language checkY The French equivalent to uprising is soulèvement, the following newspapers use this word, "coup" only used in quotes or in reference to historical coups.
Opinion pieces that state an editorial position or discussing the naming controversy
Sources that were mentioned in discussion that are tabloid or not reliable for this case