Margarida Gonnet

Curious, relentless news/stories hunter.

Independent multimedia journalist, I work for argentinian, brazilian and uruguayan audiences writing and broadcasting relevant local, regional and geopolitical issues from Uruguay. My fields are focused on journalism rights, human rights, tech, geopolitics and global conflicts. #Podcastslover

My most recent academic participation is the UNESCO/CIDH/KAS HHRR Journalism Diploma, to which I was selected among other latam journalists to complete a 6 months interactive Human Rights analysis and create a thesis. My thesis “Periodismo bajo fuego: hacia un protocolo de seguridad para periodistas uruguayas y uruguayos”, was saluted and approved by UNESCO, KAS and CIDH on august 2022. Nowadays, I am working on this safety protocol for journalists in Uruguay.

I have one degree in Journalism, held by IPEP, the first Journalism Institute in Uruguay, another one regarding Investigative Journalism, held by Sudestada investigative media from Uruguay, one degree in Advertising, held by ORT University, Uruguay branch. Also, selected to assist to a virtual three-month workshop focused on chronicles held by Anfibia magazine from Argentina.