Advancing media freedoms in the support of democratic values

Develop strategies for expanding key areas of media development around the world, including a variety of projects on digital media, mobile technology, ethics, press freedom, and specialty reporting. Regular on-air contributor to CNN Español, Al Jazeera, NTN24, and Mundo Fox.

Drive strategic and operational innovation to develop high-impact media projects. Oversee ICFJ’s investigative reporting initiatives and ICFJ’s monitoring and evaluation systems to maximize program impact around the world. Botello works directly with funders to design new projects and proposals. Manage monitoring and evaluation of projects, identify best practices and trends as well as providing analytic insights on impact. Regular on-air contributor to CNN Español, NTN24, and Voice of America.

Professor of Contemporary Media in a Global Society

Responsible for the development of ICFJ's digital media strategy. He also oversees Latin American programs and ICFJ’s monitoring and evaluation systems. He conducts a variety of training programs and conferences on ethics, press freedom, and media in the Western Hemisphire. Botello worked for 10 years as ICFJ's Latin American program director and launched the ICFJ's International Journalism Network (IJNet). Botello previously served as morning newscast producer, host and television reporter for Televisora Nacional in Panama, where he covered assignments in Colombia, the United States and Europe. He is a member of the board of directors of the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas at the University of Texas at Austin and the Latin American Journalism Center (CELAP) in Panama City, Panama. He received a Fulbright Scholarship in 1988 and a fellowship to Louisiana State University’s Manship School of Mass Communication in 1997.

Responsible for the development of ICFJ's special projects, including monitoring and evaluation of all programs. He also conducts a variety of training programs and conferences on ethics, press freedom, and media in the Western Hemisphire. .

Responsible for the identification, implementation and development of all ICFJ projects for Latin America and the Caribbean. He also conducts a variety of training programs and conferences. Botello has worked on more than 20 Latin American countries establishing a variety of training programs including, press freedom, ethics, investigative reporting, sustanable development, and health.