Violent protesters boycott Mavi Doñate's live show in Paris: "It's difficult to make the connection"
Mavi Doñate was scolded by protesters while reporting on the riots in Paris
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The Spanish Television correspondent, Mavi Doñate, was harassed by protesters during a live connection for Telediario from Paris, receiving threatening gestures while reporting on the riots in France.
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Why It Matters
France experienced violent riots this Saturday. Mavi Doñate covered the events for TVE's Newscast.
The serious riots this Saturday in France left unusual images of violence and tension in the streets of the big cities, and the Spanish Television cameras witnessed it.
The public entity's correspondent in the French capital, Mavi Doñate, had an incident during her live connection with the 9:00 p.m. news program, Telediario.
Doñate, wearing a helmet to protect himself and an identification vest, was trying to report the last hour on what was happening in France, when a group of protesters decided to boycott the live broadcast.
In a few seconds, they went from showing themselves behind Doñate in the camera shot to directly crossing in front of her, making threatening gestures, such as cutting the throat or simulating a gunshot with their hands.
The cameraman tried to move the frame to avoid the violent people, while the 55-year-old journalist from Zaragoza tried to maintain her composure in the face of the threat from the protesters.
Open Questions
- Was there police intervention after the incident?
