About me
Muriel Alarcón is a Chilean journalist working as a freelance reporter from Santiago, Chile, and is a Professor at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile’s Journalism School. She is a regular contributor to El Mercurio and La Segunda, two of Chile’s major newspapers.
Alarcón holds a Master of Arts degree in science, health, and environment journalism from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. In 2020, she was a Global Migration Project Fellow at Columbia Journalism Investigations, Columbia University’s investigative journalism unit. Her collaborative research on job insecurity among migrant caregivers during the pandemic received recognition, including the Silurians Press Club’s Medallion Award for Science & Health Reporting in New York and the Premio Clarion from the Association of Women in Communications of the United States. She also reported on Latino communities in New York City with support from Fundación Gabo.
In 2022, Alarcón was a Joan Konner Program in the Journalism of Ideas Fellow at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. During this period, she co-developed an investigation into the fires occurring in illegal clothing dumps scattered across the Atacama Desert. In 2023, she served as a Climate Science Pulitzer Center Reporting Fellow. As part of this fellowship, she represented the Pulitzer Center at COP28 in Dubai, where she presented her investigation on the efforts of a group of scientists to promote sustainable practices and legislation aimed at protecting the peatlands in Chilean Patagonia. These peatlands play a crucial role in regulating Earth’s climate.
In Chile, Alarcón has been selected as a finalist for the Premio de Periodismo de Excelencia UAH, the most prestigious national journalism recognition, as well as for the Pfizer Award, which honors excellence in scientific journalism. Also, her work has been published in international media outlets such as The New York Times, New York Magazine’s GrubStreet, MIT Technology Review, Gatopardo magazine, Grist, Wired, and El País.
About me
Muriel Alarcón is a Chilean journalist working as a freelance reporter from Santiago, Chile, and is a Professor at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile’s Journalism School. She is a regular contributor to El Mercurio and La Segunda, two of Chile’s major newspapers.
Alarcón holds a Master of Arts degree in science, health, and environment journalism from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. In 2020, she was a Global Migration Project Fellow at Columbia Journalism Investigations, Columbia University’s investigative journalism unit. Her collaborative research on job insecurity among migrant caregivers during the pandemic received recognition, including the Silurians Press Club’s Medallion Award for Science & Health Reporting in New York and the Premio Clarion from the Association of Women in Communications of the United States. She also reported on Latino communities in New York City with support from Fundación Gabo.
In 2022, Alarcón was a Joan Konner Program in the Journalism of Ideas Fellow at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. During this period, she co-developed an investigation into the fires occurring in illegal clothing dumps scattered across the Atacama Desert. In 2023, she served as a Climate Science Pulitzer Center Reporting Fellow. As part of this fellowship, she represented the Pulitzer Center at COP28 in Dubai, where she presented her investigation on the efforts of a group of scientists to promote sustainable practices and legislation aimed at protecting the peatlands in Chilean Patagonia. These peatlands play a crucial role in regulating Earth’s climate.
In Chile, Alarcón has been selected as a finalist for the Premio de Periodismo de Excelencia UAH, the most prestigious national journalism recognition, as well as for the Pfizer Award, which honors excellence in scientific journalism. Also, her work has been published in international media outlets such as The New York Times, New York Magazine’s GrubStreet, MIT Technology Review, Gatopardo magazine, Grist, Wired, and El País.
About me
Muriel Alarcón is a Chilean journalist working as a freelance reporter from Santiago, Chile, and is a Professor at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile’s Journalism School. She is a regular contributor to El Mercurio and La Segunda, two of Chile’s major newspapers.
Alarcón holds a Master of Arts degree in science, health, and environment journalism from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. In 2020, she was a Global Migration Project Fellow at Columbia Journalism Investigations, Columbia University’s investigative journalism unit. Her collaborative research on job insecurity among migrant caregivers during the pandemic received recognition, including the Silurians Press Club’s Medallion Award for Science & Health Reporting in New York and the Premio Clarion from the Association of Women in Communications of the United States. She also reported on Latino communities in New York City with support from Fundación Gabo.
In 2022, Alarcón was a Joan Konner Program in the Journalism of Ideas Fellow at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. During this period, she co-developed an investigation into the fires occurring in illegal clothing dumps scattered across the Atacama Desert. In 2023, she served as a Climate Science Pulitzer Center Reporting Fellow. As part of this fellowship, she represented the Pulitzer Center at COP28 in Dubai, where she presented her investigation on the efforts of a group of scientists to promote sustainable practices and legislation aimed at protecting the peatlands in Chilean Patagonia. These peatlands play a crucial role in regulating Earth’s climate.
In Chile, Alarcón has been selected as a finalist for the Premio de Periodismo de Excelencia UAH, the most prestigious national journalism recognition, as well as for the Pfizer Award, which honors excellence in scientific journalism. Also, her work has been published in international media outlets such as The New York Times, New York Magazine’s GrubStreet, MIT Technology Review, Gatopardo magazine, Grist, Wired, and El País.