Carlos Loret de Mola Álvarez (born October 17, 1976 in Mérida,

Yucatán Yucatán (, also , , ; yua, Yúukatan ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Yucatán,; yua, link=no, Xóot' Noj Lu'umil Yúukatan. is one of the 31 states which comprise the political divisions of Mexico, federal entities of Mexico. I ...

) is a Mexican journalist. He currently hosts the radio program ''Así las cosas con Carlos Loret de Mola'' on W Radio and is a contributor to '' El Universal''. Most recently, in 2020, he founded the digital journalistic platform LatinUS, which conducts journalistic investigations of corruption and organized crime.

Career

Loret de Mola has a long career as a reporter, war correspondent and television host. For almost 20 years, he headed the morning news program on

Televisa Grupo Televisa is a Mexican multimedia mass media company. A major Latin American mass media corporation, it often presents itself as the largest producer of Spanish-language content. In April 2021, Televisa and Univision Communications announce ...

. He is well known for his international coverage as a war correspondent in

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...

Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and ...

Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...

and

Libya Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Libya ( ar, دولة ليبيا, Dawlat Lībiyā), is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to Egypt–Libya bo ...

. He has also covered multiple political events and natural disasters such as the

Indian Ocean tsunami An earthquake and a tsunami, known as the Boxing Day Tsunami and, by the scientific community, the Sumatra–Andaman earthquake, occurred at 07:58:53 local time (UTC+7) on 26 December 2004, with an epicentre off the west coast of northern Suma ...

, the

Libyan Civil War Demographics of Libya is the demography of Libya, specifically covering population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, and religious affiliations, as well as other aspects of the Libyan population. The ...

, the

Egyptian Revolution of 2011 The 2011 Egyptian revolution, also known as the 25 January revolution ( ar, ثورة ٢٥ يناير; ), began on 25 January 2011 and spread across Egypt. The date was set by various youth groups to coincide with the annual Egyptian "Police ho ...

, the

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Israelis ( he, יִשְׂרָאֵלִים‎, translit=Yīśrāʾēlīm; ar, الإسرائيليين, translit=al-ʾIsrāʾīliyyin) are the citizens and nationals of the State of Israel. The country's populace is composed primarily of Jew ...

, the food crisis in the Horn of Africa in 2011, the

Dadaab Dadaab ( so, Dhadhaab) is a semi-arid town in Garissa County, Kenya. It is the site of a UNHCR base hosting 223,420 registered refugees and asylum seekers in three camps (Dagahaley, Hagadera and Ifo) as of 13 May 2019, making it the third-largest ...

refugee camp in

Kenya ) , national_anthem = "Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates = , largest_city = Nairobi , ...

, the

Tunisian Revolution The Tunisian Revolution, also called the Jasmine Revolution, was an intensive 28-day campaign of civil resistance. It included a series of street demonstrations which took place in Tunisia, and led to the ousting of longtime president Zine El ...

and the death of

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. His journalistic work in Mexico has been quoted by international media such as ''

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'', ''

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'',

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and

Al Jazeera Al Jazeera ( ar, الجزيرة, translit-std=DIN, translit=al-jazīrah, , "The Island") is a state-owned Arabic-language international radio and TV broadcaster of Qatar. It is based in Doha and operated by the media conglomerate Al Jazeera ...

. He was a co-director of the documentary film ''

De panzazo ''De panzazo'' (stylized as De P6nz6zo''; , but figuratively "barely approved") is a Mexican documentary film, led by Juan Carlos Rulfo and co-produced by Carlos Loret de Mola. It was an initiative of the Mexican non-profit educational organizat ...

'', which he also wrote and narrated, which addresses poor education in Mexico.

Bibliography

*''El Negocio: La economía de México atrapada por el narcotráfico'' (2002) *Coauthor of ''Bitácora de Guerra'' (2002) *Coauthor of ''Diálogo con Navegante'' (2004) *Coauthor of ''Haití. Isla Pánico'' (2011)

Awards

*Premio Internacional de Periodismo by Club de Periodistas de México 2013. *Award for Excellence in Journalism by Arizona State Capitol 2008. *Premio Nacional de Periodismo de México 2007. *Premio Nacional de Periodismo de México 2005. *Special mention Premio Nacional de Periodismo 2001. *Premio del Certamen Nacional de Periodismo in 2002, 2003 and 2004. *Premio de la Asociación Nacional de Locutores in 2002 and 2003. *Primer Premio Parliamentario de Periodismo in 1998.

Personal life

He is son of the Mexican writer and political journalist, Rafael Loret de Mola, and grandson of Carlos Loret de Mola Mediz, former governor of Yucatan. He has a bachelor's degree in Economics for the

Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México The Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (Mexico Autonomous Institute of Technology), commonly known as ITAM, is a private university. It is one of Mexico's most important institutions of higher learning; highly prestigious in the social sc ...

(ITAM).

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Loret De Mola, Carlos 1976 births Living people Writers from Yucatán (state) People from Mérida, Yucatán Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México alumni Mexican journalists Male journalists Mexican news anchors