Karen Maron
Karen Marón is a journalist and as international correspondent she realizes coverages in Middle East, Latin America, Africa and Europe, including Iraq, Lebanon, Colombia and the Arabic-Israeli conflict.
Career
Marón is an Argentine journalist specialized in the coverage of armed conflicts and international politics. She continues to carry out her work as a freelance correspondent from Iraq, since April 2004 up to the present, for NBC-Telemundo (United States), BBC World (United Kingdon), Radio France International, El Universal (Mexico), El Tiempo, El Espectador, Caracol Radio (Colombia), Folha de São Paulo (Brazil), El Mercurio (Chile), Perfil weekly magazine, and Télam of Argentina. Besides, she has contributed to Radio Cooperativa (Chile), Espectador Radio (Uruguay)and Televisión Azteca (Mexico).
Marón is recognized widely by her professional labor in Iraq during the military American occupation. From this risky coverage, speaker has spread during the last four years all the news events of the country for the Hispanic world. Her works spread from the coverage of the fourth anniversary of the invasion in 2007 [1] [2] [3] [4], , the Saddam Husein`s trial and his execution, the first elections to make up the Constitutional Assembly, the Constitutional Referendum and the Parliamentary elections during the military occupation in 2005.
She met with different Iraqi groups, including Mahdi Army, led by cleric Muqtada Al-Sadr and in secrecy, with Ba'ath Party members. Her work stands out for her written and broadcast reports on the humanitarian, economic, social and general situation of the country during the occupation period, with special emphasis on the war victims.
From April to August 2004, and during the whole of 2005 she has been the only Latin American journalist in Iraq working simultaneously for up to 12 different communications media. Her coverage of the tortures in the Abu Ghraib jails, in May 2004, were published exclusively and for the first time in Latin America by Colombia’s El Espectador. She worked in the cities of Baghdad, Najaf, Kerbala, Kufa, Falluja, Kirkuk and Suleimania in Kurdistan.
References
- ^ Radio Francia Internacional. (Rfi) Iraq, 4 años después. Marzo 20, 2007.
- ^ Radio Espectador de Uruguay. Reporte desde el infierno. March 20, 2007.
- ^ Brasilnews. 4 anos de invasão no Iraque: caos e medo. April 9, 2007.
- ^ El Universal. México. "Una explosión estremece al secretario general de la ONU". March 23, 2007.