Cecilia Orozco Tascón is a Colombia

Colombia

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n journalist

Journalist

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. She writes opinion pieces

Op-ed

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 for El Espectador

El Espectador

El Espectador is a newspaper with national circulation within Colombia, founded by Fidel Cano Gutiérrez on 22 March 1887 in Medellín and published since 1915 in Bogotá...

and El País, and is the director of Noticias Uno

Noticias Uno

Noticias Uno is a nightly Colombian newscast produced by NTC Televisión and aired weekends and holidays on state-owned privately-run Canal Uno....

newscast.

Career

Ms Orozco majored from Social Communication

Social communication

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 at Pontifical Xavierian University

Pontifical Xavierian University

The Pontificia Universidad Javeriana is a private higher education institution founded in 1623. It is one of the oldest, most traditional, and prestigious Colombian universities, directed by the Society of Jesus, with its main facilities in Bogotá and a second campus in Cali...

, and holds a Master

Master

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 in Political Science

Political science

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. She has been reporter for several written and audiovisual media in Colombia, director of newscasts such as Noticiero de las siete, CM&

CM&

CM& is a 1992 colombian News program created by Yamid Amat and Juan Gossaín and aired on RTVC´s Canal Uno.- The & :CM& are the acronyms of Compañía de Medios de Información, the & was adopted in 1993- External links :* News List* News List*...

, and Hora Cero, and readers' ombudswoman at El Tiempo. Besides her column, a weekly interview by Ms Orozco appears every Sunday at El Espectador.

In 2010, she received the Premio Nacional de Periodismo Simón Bolívar award to the best opinion column.

Books

• ¿Y ahora qué? Futuro de la guerra y la paz en Colombia, El Áncora Editores, 2002. ISBN 9789583600944

External links

• Cecilia Orozco Tascón at El Espectador
• Cecilia Orozco Tascón at El País
• Noticias Uno