Juan Forero is the South America bureau chief for ''

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Bogotá Bogotá (, also , , ), officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santa Fe de Bogotá (; ) during the Spanish period and between 1991 and 2000, is the capital city of Colombia, and one of the larges ...

bureau chief.

Early life and education

Forero was born in Bogotá to Colombian parents. The family moved to the U.S. at age five, and he was raised there. He received a B.S. in History and Journalism from Marshall University. He studied at Columbia University's graduate school of journalism from 1987 to 1988 and received a Master's in Journalism.

Career

From 1999 to 2006 he wrote for ''

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at the ''Washington Post'' He has also covered other parts of Latin America. He was a staff writer for the ''Washington Post'', covering both human interest and political topics. Additionally, Forero has been a South America correspondent for

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since 2006. Upon announcing that Forero had been awarded a Maria Moors Cabot Prize for 2012, the School of Journalism at Columbia University called Forero's coverage of Latin America a "reliable constant for those seeking to keep up with news about this interesting and volatile part of the world," saying that "Forero's keen understanding of both orth and Latin Americancultures permeates his reporting for articles written for the Washington Post and his lively National Public Radio segments." In January 2014, Forero became the South America bureau chief for ''The Wall Street Journal''.

References

External links

Juan Forero
contributions at the ''Washington Post'' (2006–present)

(1999 - 2006)
Juan Forero
contributions for

Year of birth missing (living people) Living people People from Bogotá The Washington Post people The New York Times writers Newsday people Colombian emigrants to the United States Maria Moors Cabot Prize winners {{US-journalist-20thC-stub