Venezuelan Govt Slams CNN Over 'Biased' Coverage of Protests: Recently CNN's Anderson Cooper Called Protesters 'Pro Democracy' - Forgot Government Was Elected

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro Campaigns for President in 2013: Sometimes CNN's mocking birds
forget he was elected. (Photo by Joka Madruga)

By CNN Staff
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro told a CNN reporting team Friday that it could continue reporting in the South American country, a day after the government revoked or denied press credentials for CNN journalists.

Earlier, Maduro had said he would expel CNN if it did not "rectify" its coverage of anti-government protests. During a news conference aired live on state-run TV, Maduro reversed his early position, saying CNN could stay.

Following the more than two-hour news conference, officials told CNN that its journalists would be issued credentials to report within the country.

It was a bizarre end to the news conference that saw Maduro call out CNN, Fox News and other U.S.-based media, claiming they encouraged opposition forces against the government.

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