Megan Janetsky
@meganjanetsky
Followers
7,755
Following
4,355
Media
1,044
Statuses
15,399
Mexico & Central America correspondent for @AP l Past: Colombia/South America for @nytimes , @NatGeo , @washingtonpost | Chisme to: mjanetsky @ap .org
Mexico City
Joined May 2012
Don't wanna be here?
Send us removal request.
Explore trending content on Musk Viewer
BTS BTS BTS
• 1101174 Tweets
#2024BTSFESTA
• 224492 Tweets
#BTS11thAnniversary
• 179639 Tweets
Mourinho
• 178787 Tweets
Neymar
• 153549 Tweets
Eminem
• 140638 Tweets
田中さん
• 88214 Tweets
WE MISS ONGSASUN
• 79486 Tweets
マギレコ
• 78984 Tweets
seokjin
• 65771 Tweets
Persib
• 56650 Tweets
Cardi
• 47263 Tweets
للهلال
• 43138 Tweets
IRIAM
• 41287 Tweets
ロケットランチャー
• 34592 Tweets
Qoo10
• 34112 Tweets
Polizist
• 29270 Tweets
BANGBANGCON
• 28042 Tweets
للنصر
• 26740 Tweets
フュリオサ
• 22563 Tweets
The Rolling Riceball
• 20097 Tweets
Joe Manchin
• 13918 Tweets
フランコ
• 13569 Tweets
DMMビットコイン
• 11131 Tweets
押し出し
• 10425 Tweets
BRTT NA LOS
• 10412 Tweets
不正流出
• 10290 Tweets
Pinned Tweet
Mexican Pres. AMLO has rapidly built his crown jewel project, The Maya Train, in southern Mexico, destroying a fragile underground world ahead of elections.
Spent the past months working w/
@tdemigueles
@RodrigoabdAbd
& team on this
@AP
project. More here
0
32
46
All eyes are on the election, but on the Mexico border, the Trump admin continues rapid construction of border wall.
On the AZ border, much is federally protected land. This video is in one of the most biodiverse regions in North America, & wall will cut of species migration.
Mountains continue to crumble in the Arizona wilderness as Trump blows up borderlands to build his wall. This section rips straight through critical habitat for endangered jaguars. The wall will stop them dead in their tracks & end any chance of recovery.
34
651
953
17
5K
8K
A thread. During the
#COP26
, Colombian Pres. Duque seems to be getting painted as the "environmentalist president". But (like many areas) how the Colombian government has painted itself internationally isn't backed up by realities on the ground.
57
961
2K
Por casi 4 años he andado por Colombia en bicicleta, sin problemas hasta hoy en la mañana cuando dos hombres con machetes y cuchillos salieron corriendo desde el bosque y me robaron la cicla y el celular. Los que están en Bogotá: tengan mucho cuidado subiendo Verjón esos días.🙃
95
584
2K
.
@AP
EXCLUSIVE: 18 former LatAm leaders will ask Biden tomorrow to lift sanctions on Cuba in the wake of Hurricane Ian devastation, ask to remove Cuba from state sponsor of terrorism list now that ELN guerrillas have left to negotiate in Venezuela.
8
216
892
The
#cacerolazo
continues peacefully in Bogotá’s Parque Nacional. More protests planned for tonight at 5 around the city.
#23NParoNacional
6
298
868
Can I just say, as a journalist and person that cares deeply about Colombia – what a relief to see today’s election end peacefully.
16
55
831
This is the line to just enter El Dorado Airport at 9:30 at night. How are we more than a year into this without some better system of organization than “very long line-crowds”?
19
110
750
Some news! After four years covering Colombia and the Andes I'm incredibly excited to be headed to Havana where I will be working as
@AP
's new Cuba & Caribbean Correspondent.
59
20
492
Heading off the
@washingtonpost
World section in print this Sunday is our investigation into the death of environmentalist Gonzalo Cardona.
Despite vast biodiversity, Colombia is one of the deadliest places to be an environmental defender. Story here:
7
179
356
NBC: We’ve seen it play out in other nations whether it’s Colombia __list of various other countries.__
Nothing even comparable has happened in Colombia in decades. Can we stop listing random countries now?
10
62
341
This is my mom – she’s a healthcare worker in Arizona, and just found out today she’s going to get her first dose of the Covid vaccine next week. I caught her looking at her appointment confirmation a few times tonight and smiling. Here’s to a small light at the end of the tunnel
9
9
320
Colombia’s first back VP
@FranciaMarquezM
: “This is for our elderly, women, youth, LGBTQ+ people, indigenous people, rural dwellers, workers, conflict victims and my black community, for those who resisted, for those who are no longer with us, for all of Colombia.”
Esto es por nuestras abuelas y abuelos, las mujeres, los jóvenes, las personas LGTBIQ+, los indígenas, los campesinos, los trabajadores, las víctimas, mi pueblo negro, los que resistieron y los que ya no están... Por toda Colombia. ¡Hoy empezamos a escribir una nueva historia!
4K
45K
200K
10
101
306
Colombia extends its now 3-month-long quarantine until July 15th.
Or as I like to call it, Quarantine But Not Really Quarantine Because Everyone Stopped Enforcing And/Or Following It Weeks Ago And Now It's All Just Political, Oh. (Working title)
9
90
314
Protests aren’t just happening in the country’s capital of Bogotá, but across Colombia’s biggest cities. I’m back in Medellín where protesters are waiting for a Latin America-wide “cacerolazo,” in which 14 countries will participate when the clock strikes 6.
#1DParoNacional
2
84
255
2/ Despite promises to stop forest destruction, deforestation in Colombia increased by 8% last year alone.
Most of that took place in the Amazon, & land 2x the size of NYC was deforested, according to govt figures.
@ACOSTALUISJAIME
's
@Reuters
article:
3
126
279
4/ For two years, Colombia has been the most deadly place for environmental defenders. Much of that can be linked to growing armed group violence under the Duque admin, & extractive enterprises.
@Anthony_Faiola
& I investigated one case last year:
3
124
271
Bucaramanga, hometown of former candidate Rodolfo, is D E A D. But the Petro HQ here is another story.
10
56
241
Got asked to collaborate on a cool project, then the editor told me they are not paying their writers. This was my response.
Editors – PLEASE pay freelance journalists for their work right now. I’m sad that even has to be said. 🤦🏼♀️
12
30
253
I’m out in downtown Bogotá and there are masses of protesters out here. While most Colombians in the 2019 Paro spoke about peace process failures & violence, most folks here told me they’re marching about the proposed reforma tributaria & economic crisis caused by the pandemic.
5
52
249
The Colombian government created a real estate agency to sell the properties of fmr paramilitaries & guerrillas to pay back 7+ million conflict victims.
I reported this
@BBCWorld
story from one of those properties: Montecasino, former AUC hub. Story here
4
52
246
6/ Finally, covering these issues & communities here on the ground, many environmentalists are quick to say what is happening is because of the Duque administration's policies, not despite them.
So I would challenge media covering
#COP26
to be skeptical of that narrative.
9
80
243
3/ In many regions, that deforestation can be attributed to lack of state presence and enforcement, and failures by the Colombian government to fill power vacuums. For
@VICE
,
@sjgrattan
and I wrote a bit more about that:
2
103
239
.
@AP
update on missing surfers
Incredible how quickly investigations into missing people go in Mexico when those missing are foreign tourists.
Meanwhile, an estimated 110k Mexicans remain missing and migrants regularly go missing – all with soaring levels of impunity.
BREAKING: 3 bodies recovered likely those of 2 Australians and American who went missing, prosecutors say
15
28
95
5
104
236
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken congratulates Colombians and says he looks forward to working with Colombia’s president elect Gustavo Petro.
Congratulations to the Colombian people for exercising their right to vote and reaffirming the strength of their democracy. We look forward to continuing our strong partnership with President-Elect
@petrogustavo
and building a more democratic and equitable hemisphere.
1K
7K
46K
15
41
213
5/ More can be linked to legal extractive industries: petroleum, energy, gold mining, etc.
One jarring report we cite in our story said: 44 percent of attacks on human rights defenders were against activists who raised concerns about just five companies.
1
91
214
Police now arresting protestors laying down in front of
@tedcruz
's office yelling "SHAME." Headed toward AZ group down hallway
9
159
189
Nearly a month of working in Central America and I still haven’t been able to kick myself of the habit of regularly using “chevere,” which colloquially means “cool” in the Andes, but here means “hot dog.”
10
4
199
I’m working in a rural area of Guatemala where most of the residents migrate to Maryland. Like many parts of Central America, such areas are economically sculpted by remittances, & occasionally folks name businesses after things in the U.S.
The result: ✨Farmacia Bethesda ✨
8
28
194
Most recent for
@washingtonpost
with
@Anthony_Faiola
diving into the killings of environmentalists in Colombia.
Gonzalo Cardona spent 20 years bringing a parrot species back from the brink of extinction. He was the first environmentalist killed in 2021.
5
126
183
Remember the days when Semana used to do groundbreaking investigative work? 🥲
Pablo Escobar: así fue el día en que el capo recibió un beso de Juan Gabriel.
11
2
10
2
9
179
New fun journalism game: slam your head against the desk every time you hear yourself unnecessarily and/or excessively use the word "like" in an interview recording.
6
7
177
Fans lighting candles and leaving flowers outside the hotel where Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins passed away last night in Bogotá, Colombia. Cause of death is still unknown.
Someone has written “Gracias” on the ground
3
33
149
Heading off the front page of the
@nytimes
today: our coverage of Colombia’s historic presidential election last night.
Read our full coverage here:
10
32
139
.
@themaine
guitartist
@jaredmaine
talks being a
@VansWarpedTour
veteran and the next phase of their music:
0
32
146
Probably one of the most notable things about this election is that where leftist president elect Petro absolutely sweeped the vote were areas on the periphery of the country – places that have been forgotten by the government for years and years and years.
Las votaciones de los departamentos del Pacífico son impresionantes:
Choco 81,94%
Valle 63,85%
Cauca 79,02%
Nariño 80,91%
Un grito desesperado que por décadas no se ha querido escuchar.
2K
14K
67K
4
33
133
Editor: Just go, ask some assholes some questions, then write something.
Reporter: Yeah I think you just summed up journalism.
@OHnewsroom
0
58
142
Important content: there’s a video of a duck walking with protesters in Colombia’s
#ParoNacional
demonstrations that’s gone viral. Lots of “pato nacional” jokes, all of which I’m here for. 🦆
3
29
138
“They've practically taken total control with coronavirus.” Armed groups in Colombia are imposing
#COVID19
quarantines to expand their control. The consequences for breaking those rules are violent.
My first for
@washingtonpost
with
@Anthony_Faiola
:
4
75
140
La Minga, a caravan of thousands of indigenous protesters, is approaching Bogotá as they demand political discourse with President Duque about (among other things) violence and indigenous land.
Previous demonstrations have been largely unsuccessful. What will come of this one?
La Minga llega a la capital del Sumapaz,
Fusagasuga.
Ya muy cerca a Bogotá.
Muchas personas salen a saludar La Minga
214
969
4K
3
49
138
Flying over the rest of Colombia v. Flying over Bogotá
2
5
127
I love
@InSightCrime
’s work, but pay your interns.
Especially if you’re expecting them to *checks notes* have a bachelor’s degree, research for investigations, be bilingual (preferably trilingual with Portuguese), AND “thrive in high-expectation, high-pressure environments.”
Help us research and report on organized crime in the Americas. Apply now for our internship opportunities.
Know more here:
1
2
13
2
13
123
Another environmentalist/kid training to become a part of the indigenous guard here in Colombia was killed. This time in Cauca, a strategic zone for armed groups. He was 14 years old.
Duele Breiner David Cucuñame López un niño de tan solo 14 años fue asesinado por grupos armados en el Cauca. Cuidador de la Madre Tierra,Guardián del Territorio,
Guardia indígena estudiantil
Kiwe Thegna del resguardo de Las Delicias. Niño protector de la vida Nasa.😪
487
5K
7K
1
67
118
The best time to hang around Bogotá is, without a doubt, over the holidays. Bright blue skies, zero traffic, and a beautiful New Year’s bike ride around the sabana. Happy 2022 ✨
1
3
117
In Colombia’s jungled region of Chocó, public transport largely comprises of these wooden canoes, which carry travelers along the Río Atrato, a river that runs from the northern Panama border to the near the dense city of Quibdo.
#onassignment
in Quibdo.
5
27
116
Folks that keep vaguely referencing Latin America: What happened at the Capitol today was a phenomenon very specific to the United States. Can we analyze it with that context, please? Don't make vague references to Latin America that are inaccurate/simplifying an entire region.
3
17
116
Inauguration/Trump leaving White House playing from a Colombian bakery.
The entire world is watching the U.S. today.
3
13
111
“He loved the birds more than his own life."
If you missed it, our
@washingtonpost
investigation into killings of environmentalists in Colombia, & the death of Gonzalo Cardona, who spent 20yrs bringing a parrot species back from the brink of extinction:
0
55
112
19 feral cats have long had free rein the gardens and colonial halls of Mexico’s National Palace.
Now, the palace cats have made hiss-tory after the government of AMLO declared them to be “living fixed assets."
A very im-purr-tant story for
@AP
:
8
46
111
In the far reaches CentAm & Mexico, >35k indigenous midwives go where the health system doesn't. In Covid, they became the difference between life & death for women.
Spent a month in Guatemala reporting this for
@NatGeo
, collab w/ the great
@JanetJarman
:
5
33
109
"To be legalised, that will change everything. I’ll be able to find work. Everything will be different.”
My story for
@BBCWorld
on Colombia’s decision to provide legal protections to nearly 1 million Venezuelan migrants.
0
27
109
Hard to express how huge this is for Colombia and the legacy of former President Uribe, perhaps the most controversial figure in the country.
In last hour: Ex President
@AlvaroUribeVel
announced on twitter that the constitutional court has ordered his detention. This is the first time this has happened in Colombia to an ex head of state. Uribe is being investigated for alleged witness tampering and fraud.
18
66
194
12
26
99
On the front page of
@washingtonpost
this morning! If you haven't read the story yet, you can do that here:
4
16
108
30 mil and a virtual clap on the back to the first person who can eat an entire bowl of Ajiaco while walking around the streets of Bogotá
Este campeonato me hace agua la boca. 😍 Juntos veremos cuál es la comida callejera más deliciosa de Latinoamérica. Bienvenidos al Campeonato Street Food Latinoamérica. ¡A votar! 🏆
2K
839
5K
6
5
107
Chapinero - where you can find approximately 60 vegan cafes within a 10 block radius, but if you’re looking for a Colombian restaurant, you’re out of luck 🙄
11
10
106
Here in Medellín they are having a “cacerolazo” concert.
There seem to be a lot of events by organizers, likely to fight waning turnout counts. It’s been the large and enduring nature of the protests that have given them leverage against the Duque government.
#1DParoNacional
1
22
98
Read all of the
@nytimes
coverage of Colombia’s historic election here.
Our team has gone into depth on so many facets of campaign, reported from all across Colombia and published coverage in English and Spanish:
10
22
99
Hard to keep count, but likely thousands out in Medellín tonight. Protesters have been encouraged to download the “cacerolazo” app if they don’t have kitchenware, which I have learned from
@OliGGriffin
is, in fact, a thing.
#CacerolazoLatinoAmerica
1
23
94
Every time I look out the window, the sky is a new color
thx Bogotá
1
8
97
Hass avocado exports from Colombia jumped from 1,408 tons in 2014 to 544,933 in 2020.
The 'green gold' has transformed many rural economies in Colombia, but scientists are raising red flags about the environmental consequences.
Latest for
@AJEnglish
:
2
41
98
Colombia media reporting at least 14 dead from protests in Cali, and one woman sexually abused by Colombian riot police.
Según la Red de Derechos Humanos Francisco Isaias Cifuentes de Cali hay por lo menos 14 personas muertas. Agregaron también que una mujer habría sido abusada sexualmente por parte del ESMAD.
260
5K
6K
5
67
95
For the past few months I worked with
@caseysjournal
to tell the stories of 5 Venezuelan migrants – their identities before crisis struck, and how it’s transformed them.
Check out my first with the
@nytimes
& amazing photos via
@federicorios
3
26
93
Lucio Chiquito just submitted his PhD thesis at the age of 104.
The Colombian engineer attributes his success and longevity to keeping busy, cold showers and lots of fruit. My video for
@BBC_Reel
:
6
20
89
Colombia has been protesting for 2+ weeks, yet we're still seeing horrifying videos like these coming out in southwest Colombia. While things have calmed in hubs like Bogotá & international entities have criticized state violence, conflict still continues in Cali & Popayán.
3
60
91
"Do you guys ever want to have sex with a lede"
"Depends, what kind of lede?"
"An anecdotal lede, those get me so riled up"
@OHnewsroom
0
14
88
If you missed it, my story following a Venezuelan Rappi driver over the course of one day in Bogotá as he tries to earn 35k COP ($9).
It's part of
@restofworld
's global gig workers project, which tells stories like these from 15 different countries:
1
37
89
Things are calm, but Bogota certainly starting to look like a war zone. Military with biiiiiig guns lining every street corner near where I’m staying in Chapinero. 99% of stores closed after vandalism last night.
#23NParoNacional
8
40
84
Going to be out here in working class areas of Bogotá as voters being to walk into polls for
@nytimes
. This election has become all about change, and rising inequality and poverty in Colombia. Many are here to vote for leftist candidate Gustavo Petro.
0
11
87
Tour de France winner Egan Bernal has a hard spill on his bike after an accident with a bus.
I reckon every cyclist in Bogotá (myself included) has had close calls with bus & truck drivers, often aggressive or don't give cyclists space on the roads. Un metro y medio, no menos!
11
18
85
HUGE congrats to
@AP
photographers in Latin America and the US-Mex border, who just won a Pulitzer for their amazing work 🙌
@hannahdreier
@nytimes
@stillsarita
@NewYorker
@sarahanneconway
@city_bureau
@invinst
@Reuters
@washingtonpost
@katieengelhart
@NYTmag
@vkaramurza
@JustinCChang
@latimes
@thedeadhandbook
Congratulations to
@AP
.
#Pulitzer
4
55
177
1
28
79
Three years ago, I investigated the environmental consequences a wall would have on this area for
@ArizCIR
. Now those hypotheticals are coming to fruition.
4
32
76
Many Colombians won’t vote for leftist Petro because of his guerrilla roots.
But what was the M-19? And what was Petro’s role in it?
A quick explainer I did for
@nytimes
as a part of our coverage yesterday:
4
21
75
Excited to announce I'm one of
@IWMF
Global Health Reporting Initiative fellows this year, among a group of reporters covering vaccination across Latin America, the Caribbean and Africa.
9
1
75
Mariachis, largely out of work, have been circling around Medellín, Colombia playing for tips from people in quarantine. This is their 3rd time here. I’ve heard this is also happening in Bogotá, too?
9
16
73
Today Colombia inaugurates Gustavo Petro, it’s first leftist president and and ex-insurgent. A historic day. Colombians are packing the streets here in Bogotá
2
12
72
Hey
@davidfrum
, as a reporter who has covered the Duque presidency from start to finish – this is a horrible take that is out of touch with reality.
Please, for the sake of all of us on the ground here trying to accurately report the complexities of what happens here, do better.
*Take sip of coffee*
*Open up The Atlantic*
*Clean coffee spatter from desktop*
210
901
17K
2
9
72
Talking to an AZ woman who lost her son in a 2014 collision with an undocumented immigrant. She's headed to the White House today
6
24
59
A rare sun appearance this morning smack in the middle of Colombia’s rainy season. No complaints here ☀️
7
3
73
First piece with
@TeenVogue
and a project I've been excited about for a few months now just published.
Check it out: Meet the Women Who Detonate Land Mines in Colombia’s Former War Zones
2
27
70
Juan Carlos Barreto points out conflict zones, illegal mining sites & minefields on a map of Colombia's Chocó region as if heading into battle. But he’s not. He’s is a bishop.
The priests navigating Colombia’s conflict zones. My story for
@BBCWorld
:
1
26
70
On the front page of
@washingtonpost
this Sunday -
@Anthony_Faiola
,
@FerniPineda
& I’s story on deepening inequalities during the pandemic. We followed Marlon Mendoza, an Afrocolombian thrust back into the poverty he once pulled his family out of.
2
18
70
As Haiti rapidly spirals, neighboring Dominican Republic has responded with border & migrant crackdowns. But some fear it could deepen anti-migrant sentiment & harm both economies.
My first story for
@AP
in my new role covering Cuba & the Caribbean:
3
33
68
Let it bee: The women on a mission to save Mexico City's bees
A cute piece for
@AP
with
@FernandaPesce_
& Eduardo Verdugo. (No one got stung in the making of this story):
2
24
66
Lots of talk of large voter turnout today — people commenting on large voting lines everywhere I go, talking about friends and relatives that are voting for the first time ever, and Colombian radio hosts noting a “votación masiva.” Out here for
@nytimes
3
18
66
Honduras plans to build the Western Hemisphere's only island prison to contain 2,000 gang leaders.
It's just the latest step in Honduras' gang crackdown, mimicking neighboring El Salvador. The move has already stirred controversy.
Latest for
@AP
:
8
27
67
Working with the
@nytimes
team today to cover Colombia’s elections.
You can follow our coverage in English here:
Y aquí en español:
The New York Times is covering today's Colombian election live in English and Spanish. We have five journalists on the streets and watching the results. Follow along. En inglés. . En español. .
3
96
222
3
13
66
Despite the Biden admin's order for an "immediate pause" to border wall construction, environmentalists have documented continued building in remote nooks of the border. These areas are highly biodiverse regions, where barrier could have an extreme ecological ripple effect.
Border wall destruction continued yesterday hidden deep in the rugged Pajarito Mountains of southern Arizona despite the Army Corps of Engineer's order that "Only construction activity that is necessary to safely prepare each site for a suspension of work will occur..."
25
237
311
5
61
62
In print in
@nytimes
today: Our coverage of Colombia’s abortion decision yesterday.
You can read
@julieturkewitz
’s story, with reporting from
@sofiavillamil4
and I here. Photos from
@nathalianph
0
6
64
This weekend – Following the Afro-Colombia music festival Petronio, Colombia's first black woman VP Francia Márquez shows up to a celebration in one of Cali's barrio populares. People went absolutely crazy from the streets to the rooftops.
3
17
64
Here’s a look at a soup kitchen on the Colombia and
#Venezuela
border in Cúcuta. It serves food to 5000 a day, many families who cross the border every day just to eat.
Leaders said they’re working to keep pace with the growing wave of migrants, building medical facilities.
2
46
60