CHARACTER OF MY ADMIRATION

 WHO DO I ADMIRE?

My person selected to write the chronicle is
Ginna Morelo.

She is a Colombian investigative journalist who has dedicated her career to revealing the hidden stories behind her country's conflicts, corruption, and culture. He has written several books, participated in international projects and won prestigious awards for his work. This is a chronicle of his professional and personal career.

Ginna Morelo was born in Monteria, Córdoba, a region marked by violence by armed groups and land dispossession. Since she was a child, she liked to read and write, and dreamed of being a journalist. She studied social communication at the Pontifical Bolivarian University of Medellín, where she graduated with honors. There she met her husband, fellow journalist Ricardo Calderón, with whom she has two children.

His first job was at the newspaper “El Meridiano of Córdoba”, where he covered local and regional issues. He then moved to the newspaper El Tiempo, the most important newspaper in Colombia, where he specialized in data journalism and investigation. In 2009, she published her first book, Land of Blood, Memories of the Victims, an investigation into the crimes that paramilitaries committed in the area where Ginna lived all her life. The book was the result of more than two years of work, in which he interviewed more than 300 people and reviewed thousands of documents. The book received the Simón Bolívar National Journalism Award, the highest award in Colombian journalism.

Ginna continued to research issues related to armed conflict, corruption, human rights and the environment. In 2013, he published his second book, Córdoba, A land that sounds, a cultural report on the musicians of his region. He also participated in international projects such as the Panama Papers. An investigation into offshore companies involving more than 100 media outlets from around the world. Ginna was one of the editors of the Colombian part of the investigation, which revealed the

names of politicians, businessmen and celebrities who used tax havens to hide their money. The investigation won the Pulitzer Prize for Journalism in 2017.

Ginna Morelo is a journalist who does not settle for the surface of the news, but seeks to delve into the causes and consequences of the facts. With his pen, his rigor and his commitment, he has helped to illuminate the dark realities of his country and to give a voice to those who do not have one. His work is an example of courageous, ethical and quality journalism.

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