Maria Teresa Ronderos

Maria Teresa Ronderos is a Colombian journalist and director and co-founder of El Centro Latinoamericano de Investigación Periodística (CLIP). She is a columnist for the newspaper El Espectador and teaches workshops for journalists at the Gabo Foundation, where she is also a member of the board of directors. She has held various editorial positions at various Colombian media outlets, including Semana. She founded and directed VerdadAbierta.com, which specializes in investigating war and peace in her native country. She is the author of several books, the most recent of which is the bestseller "Guerras Recicladas" (2014), on the history of paramilitarism. Her career as an investigative journalist has been recognized with the Colombian Simón Bolívar Award for "Journalist of the Year," the Maria Moors Cabot Award, and the Ortega y Gasset Award.