How 'Trafficked' host Mariana van Zeller gains sources' trust while covering the black market
"Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller" is a National Geographic documentary series that explores the complex inner workings of black markets around the world. The first hurdle to covering black markets is gaining access to a world operating under the radar by design. That's no easy feat, according to Peabody Award-winning journalist Mariana van Zeller. "It takes a lot of work. It takes months, sometimes even years of just waiting around for things to happen, knocking on doors, relentlessly pursuing people who live, work and operate in these underworlds that don't want there to be a light shone on them," van Zeller told ABC News. Since 2020, van Zeller has been at the helm of "Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller," serving as both host and executive producer. The National Geographic documentary series explores the complex inner workings of the global underworld. Each episode follows van Zeller's investigations into a different black market , from...