Lorenzo Morales
Cra. 6a. No. 57-11 Apt. 602, Bogotá- Colombia
e-mail: / Cell: 311.222.4332
Experience
Editor, Semana.com, Bogotá, Colombia 2008-
Responsible for the daily online edition of Semana, the main colombian current events magazine (www.semana.com).
Professor, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia 2008-
Course: Digital Journalism. Students learn the new trends of on-line journalism. Also how to write for the web and how to think, report and produce multimedia stories.
Reporter, El Diario/ La Prensa, New York, NY, USA 2007-2008
Covers politics, crime and education issues across the city. Covered the primaries on the presidential campaign in the U.S. Contributed on a special project on latino vote with WNYC, New York Public Radio.
Intern, ABC News, New York, NY,USA. 2007
Exclusiva, (weekly broadcast focusing on news about Latin America). Assist in all aspects of production. Pitch stories, write for blog, editorial and tape research.
Political Reporter, Semana, Bogotá, Colombia (major national Spanish language weekly news magazine) 2006
Covered national politics including presidential election. News and analysis pieces. Broke news on corruption in provincial races. Contributes to Arcadia, Semana´s cultural supplement.
Writer, PiedePágina Bogotá, Colombia (Spanish language cultural magazine) 2005
Write book reviews and profiles of authors and publishers.
Analyst, Ideas for Peace Foundation (Fundacion Ideas para la Paz) Bogotá, Colombia. 2004-2006
Wrote reports and policy recommendations for the “Analysis Unit” weekly newsletter, tracking the Colombian armed conflict. The newsletter was distributed internationally to policy makers, journalists and academics.
Author/researcher, Universidad de los Andes Bogotá, Colombia. 2003-2005
Wrote one of three volumes (profiles) of “The History of the Universidad de los Andes and its Impact on Colombia’s Social and Cultural Development.” Worked on team with historian Gustavo Bell, former Vice President of Colombia.
Researcher, Urban Crime Observatory, Toulouse, France (Regional Agency of Federal Government) 2002
Analyzed contrast between official statistics and in situ perceptions, fear of crime, social exclusion and the stigma against Arab immigrants (post September 11, 2001). Conducted field interviews, analyzed data and wrote report.
Field consultant, Human Rights Observatory, Office of the Vice President of the Republic of Colombia 2000-2001
Traveled to conflict zones to interview military and government officials, humanitarian workers and civilians to investigate and document human rights abuses. Wrote reports, assisted in development of first national database.
Education
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, New York, NY.
M.S. Journalism. Maria Cabot Scholarship Award. (New Media Concentration) 2007
Institut d’Etudes Politiques (Sciences Po), Toulouse, France.
M.A. Police Affairs and Urban Security. French Ministry of Foreign Relations Scholar. 2002
Universidad de los Andes, Bogota, Colombia
B.A. in Political Science / high honors. 1999
Publications and Awards
- Exhibition: Actions: What you can do with the city (contributor). Canadian Center for Arquitecture, Montreal. 2008
- Ippie Award for best election coverage (2nd. place), New York Community Media Alliance. 2008
-Henry Taylor Award for best international student. Columbia University, Graduate School of Journalism. 2007
-The History of the Universidad de los Andes Vol. II, Bogotá, Ediciones Uniandes. 2008
-Fundación Nuevo Periodismo Iberoamericano fellow. Workshop on investigative reporting. 2005
-Colombia: Armed conflict, regions and human rights 1998-2002. Office of the VicePresident of Colombia.
-Photos published in various publications including Resident NY, El Mundo (newspaper, Spain) and nyc24.com
Skills
Languages: Spanish, native speaker; English and French, fluent.
Skills: Photoshop, digital video–shooting and editing (Final Cut Pro and ProTools-audio), digital photography.