Mariana van Zeller 45 items | updated Nov 5 2009
The OxyContin Express
In the season premiere of Vanguard, correspondent Mariana van Zeller travels to South Florida, the "Colombia of prescription drugs", to expose a bustling pill...
America's Secret War With Iran
Is the U.S. already at war with Iran? In "America's Secret War in Iran," Vanguard correspondent Mariana van Zeller travels to the Iraq-Iran border to investigate...
Chinatown, Africa
In "Chinatown, Africa", Vanguard correspondent Mariana van Zeller travels to Angola to investigate China's rapidly growing presence in Africa. While many welcome...
Rebels in the Pipeline
Current's Mariana van Zeller travels to one of the most unstable regions in the world - Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta. She investigates what's behind the growing...
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Sri Lanka: Notes from a War on Terror
Vanguard correspondent Mariana van Zeller travels to Sri Lanka during the final days of the country's civil war to see how... more-
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Obama’s Army
Vanguard correspondent Mariana van Zeller takes us for an inside look at the Obama machine and its army of young volunteers and... more-
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Interview with former CIA operative Robert Baer
Vanguard correspondent Mariana van Zeller interviews former CIA operative and Syriana inspiration Robert Baer about his new book,... more-
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Cocaine and Lobster
As the number of lobsters decline, divers on the Miskito Coast are forced to dive deeper. Many have been crippled or killed. And... more-
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Blood Roses and Deadly Diamonds
What's the true price of love? Current Vanguard Journalists head to Colombia and Sierra Leone to explore the unromantic... more-
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Battle Over Abortion
Current's Mariana van Zeller traveled to Mississippi, a state with some of the strictest abortion laws in the country, to... more-
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The World's Sugar Daddy
Vanguard's Mariana van Zeller travels to the "Saudi Arabia of Ethanol", and has a few drinks while she's at it.-
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Food Fight
Humans are consuming more oil, more food ... more of everything than ever before. And as modern societies become more dependent on... more-
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Generation Gap
Mariana van Zeller looks at the impact of the youth involvement in the 2008 presidential election.-
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Lagos la Vida Loca
By next year, more than half the world's population will for the first time in history be living in cities. Current's... more-
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Elixir of the Toxic Frog
Current's Mariana van Zeller heads to the Brazilian Amazon to search for the fabled Kambo frog, one of many organisms that... more-
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Nigeria Navy in Deadly Oil Clash
At least two people have been killed in a clash between the Nigerian navy and suspected militants in the oil-rich Niger Delta,... more-
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Kidnappings in Niger Delta Push Oil Above $92
An attack on a Nigerian oil rig operated by Italian firm ENI shut 50,000 barrels per day of production and reminded investors that... more-
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Cities of the Future
By next year, more than half the world's population will for the first time in history be living in cities. This milestone in... more-
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Machismo
Mariana van Zeller looks at a new nationwide effort taking place in Spain to tame the Spanish husband.-
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Pregnancy Choices
The Center for Pregnancy Choices is one of a growing number of clinics devoted to discouraging women from having an abortion.-
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Hezbollah Rises
Mariana van Zeller tours the wreckage in the Hezbollah stronghold of Baalbek, Lebanon. Along with the visible destruction,... more-
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Fleeing Iraq
Millions of Iraqis have been displaced since the beginning of the war. Mariana van Zeller speaks with Iraqi refugees who are now... more-
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Men Holding Hands
Mariana van Zeller takes a look at the common practice of men holding hands in the Arab world.-
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Female Genital Cutting
Mariana van Zeller takes a look at the tradition of female circumcision in Africa. She travels to rural villages in Sierra Leone... more-
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Mariana Van Zeller
Mariana van Zeller is a correspondent and producer for the Vanguard documentary series on Current TV. Her reporting on the Iraq-Iran border earned her a spot on the list of finalists for this year’s Livingston Awards for Young Journalists. And her coverage of youth participation in the Obama campaign won the 2009 Webby People’s Voice Award for News & Politics.
Mariana began her journalism career in her native Portugal, where she was a producer and correspondent for SIC Televisão, the nation's largest private news channel. In 2001, Mariana moved to New York to attend Columbia University's...more
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