The news is also built from analysis and conversation. Under that premise, Direct Impact For two years, it has brought national events and the stories of Guatemalans to a space for debate alongside a panel of experts, a program that is renewed today with new segments.
The program celebrated its second anniversary on the air on May 20 and, while maintaining its commitment to informing the audience, it is renewing its segments and betting on new content proposals that give its viewers perspectives on economic issues and popular culture.
The newscast, which has distinguished itself by providing context to national events on issues such as security, economy, justice and others that concern citizens, is broadcast from Monday to Friday on Guatevisión in the 7:00 p.m. broadcast, where Alexis Ponce, along with a panel of experts, delves into the news and its effects, providing more perspective to viewers.
Pablo Juárez, producer of Direct Impactshared that this informative program has an innovative format by bringing the discussion to a technical table of experts in various disciplines, seeking to generate criteria and put on the table of Guatemalans the facts that mark the course of the country.
The newscast, which began on May 20, 2024, has exceeded 500 broadcasts on the air, which has given it the opportunity to tell about four thousand stories. Juárez highlighted that this has been done under the pillars of informing, connecting and forming criteria, which is why he celebrated that the news program continues to grow thanks to the efforts of those who are in front of and behind the cameras.
The new Direct Impact segments
For this new stage of the news program, Juárez highlighted that two new segments will be integrated. The first of the segments to join is called “Enigma Expedition”, where content between paranormal investigation and the analysis of Guatemalan oral tradition will be presented, which will take the team to various spaces in the national territory.
“We are going to tell stories from Guatemala, with a paranormal approach and that are analyzed from science,” he explained. To do this, the psychologist and parapsychologist Juan Carlos Martínez will be the panelist who will help decipher these enigmas that will be presented every Friday.
The second segment, oriented towards the family and its economy, will be “Smart Money”, where viewers will be given advice on family finances. This space will arrive every Thursday with financial coach Walter Martínez.
Alexis Ponce along with the panelists provide perspective to citizens about the national situation. (Photo: Prensa Libre / Byron Rivera Baiza)
“We know that one of the main headaches of citizens is the increase in costs of the basic basket, gasoline and basic services, so this segment comes as an answer so that viewers can have information on how to make their money work better,” added Juárez.
Likewise, it is highlighted that content such as the red chronicle, community notes and stories of improvement with which the public has connected will continue among the contents that Direct Impact presents, as well as the shows section.
“Direct Impact They are stories with journalistic rigor, human sense and analysis that give the viewer new perspectives and more context of the events,” said Juárez.
After two years, the newscast continues to grow by having a panel of at least 16 specialists from various areas, who rotate to present their analysis of national events from their branches of experience.
The producer invited you to continue watching Direct Impacta newscast that is distinguished by the quality of the journalism done by Guatevisión and Prensa Libre, as well as by the additional focus of expert analysis that provides greater quality to the news.
Impacto Directo celebrates two years in Guatevisión with new segments, analysis and the same commitment to inform. (Free Press Forum: Direct Impact Production)