Colombia 2017 - 2021
Freelance journalist and fixer, seen in:
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‘They are authorized to shoot us’: Stories from 5 soldiers who broke from Maduro and Venezuela’s armed forces
The Washington Post, Feb. 24, 2019
The aid standoff at the Venezuelan border is a power play. Neither side is budging.
VICE News, Feb. 12, 2019
Maduro Calls U.S. Aid Convoy an Attempt to ‘Humiliate the People’
The Wall Street Journal, Feb. 8, 2019
For decades, Colombia battled leftist guerrillas. Now one is a leading presidential candidate.
The Washington Post, May 23, 2018
Colombia border teems as Venezuelans "without anything" flee crisis
Thomson Reuters Foundation, April 21, 2018
My interview on All Things Considered:
Why are millions fleeing Venezuela? My latest interview on TRT World TV:
My interview on TRT World TV:
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RT @newhumanitarian: “We’re seeing some extreme back-sliding.” https://t.co/AaCGz6QkTY -
“Local news is drowning in ‘pink slime’ ahead of US election Partisan sites with no obvious revenue model and opaq… https://t.co/JWQjD52Otp
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A protest group of indigenous communities from Cauca, Colombia, say they’ll march on Bogotá. Last year, group leade… https://t.co/meI1kihpaS
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Afterthought for #IndigenousPeoplesDay relevant to 2020. Here the author argues native populations first described… https://t.co/H14WKV40eG
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RT @jorgeavalencia: méxico city’s monument to christopher columbus before: today: https://t.co/gAmUN3eZNr
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Background in brief
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Media experience
Freelance reporter (current)
Houston Chronicle (2015-2017)
Business reporter
Politics reporter
Web desk reporter
PolitiFact Texas (2014-2016)
Reporter
Intern reporter
StateImpact Texas (2014)
Intern reporter
The Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas (2014-2015)
Blogger
Education
The University of Texas at Austin
B.A., Journalism; B.A. Latin American Studies (2014)
Rotary International Youth Exchange
Cordoba, Argentina (2009-2010)
Awards
American Society of Civil Engineers excellence in journalism award (2017)
Houston Chronicle Editor's Award (2016, 2017)
Eagle Scout (2009)
