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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.


 * The vast majority of sources presented did not refer to it as a "coup".
 * Two sources referred to the event as a "coup" in brief coverage (The Daily Beast and The Independent).
 * Some sources referred to it as a "coup" on the first day of the event, but switched to calling it an "uprising" after the first day (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, The Daily Telegraph, Haaretz).
 * Four sources used both terms, "coup" and "uprising" (Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Global News, National Post, The New Republic).

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 * Opinion pieces that state an editorial position or discussing the naming controversy:
 * Washington Post, Editorial Board Don’t call it a coup. Venezuelans have a right to replace an oppressive, toxic regime. Therefore, whatever its ultimate outcome or, indeed, its strategic wisdom, Tuesday's uprising is not a "coup attempt," as the Maduro regime, echoed by too many people abroad, calls it. Rather, it is the latest in a series of legitimate and, for the most part, nonviolent efforts by Venezuelans, both civilian and military, to throw off an oppressive, toxic regime so that they can freely elect a legitimate government. Supporters of freedom and democracy should stand in solidarity with Mr. Guaidó and the many thousands of Venezuelans now bravely asserting their rights.
 * Bloomberg:
 * Bloomberg
 * DW Venezuela: Coup or uprising? It depends on who you support
 * FAIR.
 * New York Times, What Makes a Coup Succeed? Confidence, Consensus and a Sense of Inevitability
 * VOX Venezuela’s uprising shows the potential dangers of a civilian-military alliance


 * Sources that were mentioned in discussion that are tabloid or not reliable for this case:
 * Mirror The Daily Mirror is a tabloid; uses both.
 * Venezuelanalysis, pro-Maduro, non-independent: calls it an uprising initally, Venezuela: Military Uprising in Caracas (in Development) switches to coup