Cecilia Orozco Tascón is a Colombian

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. She writes

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for '' El Espectador'' and ''

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'', and is the director of '' Noticias Uno'' newscast.

Career

Ms Orozco majored in social communication at Pontifical Xavierian University, and holds a

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. She has been reporter for several written and audiovisual media in Colombia, director of

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such as ''Noticiero de las siete'', '' CM&'', 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 award to the best opinion column.

Books

*''¿Y ahora qué? Futuro de la guerra y la paz en Colombia'', El Áncora Editores, 2002.

References

External links

Cecilia Orozco Tascón
at ''El Espectador''
Cecilia Orozco Tascón
at ''El País''
Noticias Uno
Living people Colombian journalists Colombian women journalists Colombian women writers Year of birth missing (living people) {{Colombia-journalist-stub