Tibisay Zea

Reporter

The World

Tibisay Zea is a reporter with The World based in Boston.

Tibisay Zea is a reporter with The World based in Boston.She has experience reporting stories about Latin America and immigration in the United States.Before joining The World, Tibisay covered a breadth of issues critically important to Greater Boston, such as wealth inequities, housing instability, climate change and social determinants of health.As a community fellow at the MIT Center for Constructive Communication, shedeveloped a guide for journalists to report on communities of color.Tibisay grew up in Venezuela and attended journalism school in Spain. She is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese and is an active member of the NationalAssociation of Hispanic Journalists.She is also a classically trained pianist and singer and likes to play music from Latin America. 


How tequila crossed the Mexican border and won over Americans

Lifestyle

As tequila tops global sales charts, a new book uncovers the spirit’s revolutionary roots and the family feuds that shaped its legacy, through the lens of tequila’s most prominent maker, Jose Cuervo. Americans have since helped save the liquor, which has become a billion-dollar industry — and a symbol of Mexican pride.

Tijuana’s factories are caught between uncertainty and opportunity amid Trump tariffs

Economics

In Mexican border cities, the migrants are gone

Borders

Mexico’s supreme court rules in favor of Ely, a depressed elephant at a zoo

Justice

A massive mural project in Mexico City is transforming some of the poorest neighborhoods

Arts, Culture & Media

Tarahumara runners torn between tradition and comfort

Sports

The Ciudad Juárez Marathon, in northern Mexico, is known for having an Indigenous category, which attracts runners from the Tarahumara tribe. The group has a long tradition of running long distances while wearing sandals, and have even inspired a trend of barefoot running around the globe. But a new generation of Tarahumaras wants to run in different types of shoes.

What’s left for the opposition after the likely president-elect fled the country

Leaders

The widely recognized winner of Venezuela’s July 28 presidential election, Edmundo González, was forced to flee into exile, and is now seeking asylum in Spain. Experts say his decision to leave makes it even more challenging for the opposition to reverse President Nicolás Maduro’s fraudulent victory.

Nearly half of Venezuelans are considering leaving the country in the coming months, poll says

Migration

The possibility of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro retaining power is motivating many Venezuelans to leave, according to a recent survey. But a new stream of Venezuelan migration could have serious consequences for Latin America, the US-Mexico border, and even the US presidential race.

Venezuelans are finding creative ways to bypass censorship and a government crackdown on the media

Media

The Venezuelan government has ramped up an intimidation campaign against opposition activists and the media since last month’s presidential election. Now, some people are trying to find creative ways to bypass the censorship.

Who are the Venezuelans still backing Nicolás Maduro?

Elections

A generation ago, Hugo Chávez’s election brought a wave of euphoria to Venezuela. The country was awash with oil dollars, and Chavez spent liberally on social programs. Now, his revolution has turned into an authoritarian regime whose broken economy forced millions to leave. Current President Nicolás Maduro is now facing serious accusations of electoral fraud. But even when they are a minority, there are still Venezuelans who continue to embrace Maduro’s government.