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Bogotá, Distrito Capital, Colombia

• Traduje del español al inglés o escribí ~4 artículos diarios sobre actualidad internacional; seleccioné del cable en español las noticias internacionales más relevantes del día; investigué para añadir contexto explicativo que hiciera los textos claros y accesibles para audiencias globales • Co-escribí el guion y locuté en inglés 1 capítulo del podcast "In other News"• Trabajé con un equipo global con mesas en Bogotá, Bangkok, Nueva Delhi, Frankfurt y Madrid

Bogota

• Founded the magazine with a team of 10 colleagues; led the development of the magazine's product and digital marketing strategy• Managed the Instagram account, created videos and static content, and coordinated input from the team and external contributors• Reported and wrote articles for the weekly edition; conducted field reporting and interviews; wrote essays and other pieces • Edited contributors' articles; checked for adherence to investigative journalism standards; did… Show more • Founded the magazine with a team of 10 colleagues; led the development of the magazine's product and digital marketing strategy• Managed the Instagram account, created videos and static content, and coordinated input from the team and external contributors• Reported and wrote articles for the weekly edition; conducted field reporting and interviews; wrote essays and other pieces • Edited contributors' articles; checked for adherence to investigative journalism standards; did proofreading Show less

Bogotá, Distrito Capital, Colombia

• Managed communications for the Co-Chair of the Indigenous Caucus at the UNFCCC during COP27 in Egypt; coordinated the leader's relationship with the press; interpreted between English and Spanish; took photos and short videos; prepared texts to be published in the networks of 2 regional indigenous organizations; produced a photo feature for RAYA magazine

Bogotá, Distrito Capital, Colombia

• Researched and wrote articles on disinformation, misinformation, and fake news using digital and open source research tools for the project on the Truth Comission

Bogotá, Distrito Capital, Colombia

• Reported from the field and wrote articles on topics such as femicide, controversial candidates, and coca growers

Bogotá, Distrito Capital, Colombia

• Directed the monitoring of risks of human rights violations and non-compliance with International Humanitarian Law (IHL) by armed groups in the Caribbean macro-region; reviewed early warning and follow-up reports for 25 municipalities submitted to government authorities -Supervised 12 analysts in the collection and analysis of information; edited, added to, and drafted sections of warning and monitoring documents, including public policy recommendations to mitigate risks… Show more • Directed the monitoring of risks of human rights violations and non-compliance with International Humanitarian Law (IHL) by armed groups in the Caribbean macro-region; reviewed early warning and follow-up reports for 25 municipalities submitted to government authorities -Supervised 12 analysts in the collection and analysis of information; edited, added to, and drafted sections of warning and monitoring documents, including public policy recommendations to mitigate risks -Gathered field information on the presence and territorial and social control by armed groups; conducted field visits, meetings with human rights leaders and defenders, and workshops with grassroots organizations; Studied public safety and socioeconomic background information from official sources and the history of the local conflict -Contributed to the harmonization of the State's response to the risks identified in the Early Warnings; facilitated meetings with leaders, organizations, officials from different levels of the State and multilateral organizations -Participated in the conceptualization of a differential analysis tool to understand gender-based violence against women and violence due to prejudice against LGBT populations Show less

• Researched and wrote articles on disinformation, misinformation, and fake news using digital and open source research tools; edited Redcheq Alliance articles on disinformation in the 2019 regional elections.• Produced multimedia content, such as videos for social networks and podcasts

Bogotá D.C., Colombia

(Consejo de Redacción is association of journalists for the promotion of investigative journalism and this project was carried out in alliance with CINEP, Alianza para la Paz and UNIPEP of the National Police) • Designed and ran 8 workshops for ~120 regional journalists to improve their coverage of social protests• Wrote a report on journalistic coverage of social protests; conducted press analysis; researched through social listening tools; interviewed editors of major media outlets

New York, Usa

• Oversaw the relaunch of the project and its communications strategy -Reported, wrote and edited articles for the website and daily newsletter with 1,700 subscribers -Supervised 12 undergraduate and master's students; created a shift system for tracking and monitoring news in 33 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean; and designed a news prioritization methodology to achieve regional balance

Bogotá, Distrito Capital, Colombia

• Contributed to a report on the history of the armed conflict in the Catatumbo region (Norte de Santander); designed the components on sexual and gender-based violence; contributed to the overall conceptualisation of the regional research -Planned and carried out oral history workshops and in-depth interviews with ~75 peasants, women victims of sexual violence and LGBT people; supported the bibliographic review of the history of the conflict in the area

Bogotá, Distrito Capital, Colombia

•Coordinated the preparation of a published report on sexual violence committed by members of the AUC in Arauca; the research was mandated by a Justice and Peace ruling to document sexual crimes as war crimes and crimes against humanity -Assisted in the facilitation of 8 workshops for ~12 women; conducted 5 in-depth interviews with victims of sexual violence; systematized and analyzed the qualitative information gathered at the events -Researched key concepts such as the… Show more •Coordinated the preparation of a published report on sexual violence committed by members of the AUC in Arauca; the research was mandated by a Justice and Peace ruling to document sexual crimes as war crimes and crimes against humanity -Assisted in the facilitation of 8 workshops for ~12 women; conducted 5 in-depth interviews with victims of sexual violence; systematized and analyzed the qualitative information gathered at the events -Researched key concepts such as the history of the conflict in Arauca and the recognition of sexual crimes in international law; conducted bibliographic reviews of secondary sources -Defined the structure of the report; drafted more than 90% of the final document; organized the launch event•Assisted in the preparation of a report on victims of the Northern Bloc of the AUC, to comply with a Justice and Peace ruling; conducted 25 family interviews; wrote 12 biographies of victims Show less

Bogotá D.C., Colombia

• Created databases of organizations, academic centers, calls for proposals, and congresses used to promote the Center• Supported relations with embassies and multilateral organizations and accompanied foreign artists invited to events

Cali, Colombia

• Coordinated the field team that verified the resettlement of 3 communities ordered by the Ministry of Environment -Monitored, followed up and evaluated the activities of the resettlement operator; participated in meetings with the affected communities in La Loma (Cesar) -Reviewed and commented on documents submitted by the resettlement operator -Wrote reports for the mining companies required by the Ministry to finance the resettlement• Wrote 6 educational brochures for rural… Show more • Coordinated the field team that verified the resettlement of 3 communities ordered by the Ministry of Environment -Monitored, followed up and evaluated the activities of the resettlement operator; participated in meetings with the affected communities in La Loma (Cesar) -Reviewed and commented on documents submitted by the resettlement operator -Wrote reports for the mining companies required by the Ministry to finance the resettlement• Wrote 6 educational brochures for rural communities in areas of extractive influence; researched human rights, state responsibility and globalization, legal and institutional mechanisms for access to justice in Colombia and internationally, peaceful conflict transformation, and the extractivist development model Show less

Bogotá D.C., Colombia

• Collaborated in civic oversight of compliance with a Constitutional Court ruling that declared a state of unconstitutionality due to forced displacement -Organized events with displaced leaders in 4 regions; UNHCR used these spaces to gather information -Helped coordinate accountability hearings of state officials before leaders in 5 regions of the country

Master Of Arts - Ma, Journalism

Anthropology And Political Science