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Bio

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I’m Venezuelan and have been doing journalism since 2003. I speak Spanish, English and French. I founded the investigation units of the Venezuelan websites Prodavinci (2016) and Contrapunto (2014). I have written for the newspapers Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany), El Nacional (Venezuela), Reforma (Mexico) and El Universo (Ecuador). I was a correspondent for Agence France-Presse in Caracas.

I was a grantee at the Pulitzer Center (2020) and a fellow at the World Press Institute at Saint Paul University (2014). I studied journalism at the Andrés Bello Catholic University in Caracas (2005). I have a master degree in International Relations at the Barcelona Institute for International Studies in Spain (2010), and got a diploma in journalism and development at the Indian Institute of Mass Communication in New Delhi (2012).

 

AWARDS

2020. Malaria Times in Venezuela

Won the recognition for journalistic excellence in the health category of the Inter-American Press Association and the Roche Award in the category of solutions journalism.

2019 - Vivir sin agua

Obtained first place in the Ipys Venezuela investigative journalism award and in the category of web report of the year in the Monseñor Pellín award.

2016. Radiografía Misión Vivienda

Won first place in the Ipys Venezuela investigative journalism award.

2015. Justice to the Fallen

Was recognized with second place in the Ipys Venezuela investigative journalism award.

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Thanks,

To Andrea Benavides, for accompanying me in the process of building this portfolio.

To Verónica Oropeza and Manaure Quintero, for helping me to make it more than a bunch of words.

To John Fuentes for adding color.

To Yeré Colmenares, Hernán Oropeza, Carolina González, Anabel Henríquez, Helena Carpio, Marjorie Delgado, Patricia Spadaro, Yuruari Reverón, Mapy Oropeza and Ronaldo Schemidt, for their advices.

To all the photographers who gave their images to accompany these texts.

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