Diana Valderrama

JOURNALIST -PRODUCER-COPYEDITOR Diana Valderrama DIANA VALDERRAMA JOURNALIST-TV PRODUCER COPY AND EDITOR With over 17 years in journalism, I started in FM radio covering events like the September 11 attacks. After studying in Washington, I returned to be part of the FM Radio team. In Paris and Argentina, I was a correspondent for NTN24 and RCN TV, covering presidential elections and important events like the terrorist attacks in Marseille and Paris. Later, I joined "Los Informantes" of Caracol TV, producing 15-minute stories. I also work as a producer and coordinator of characters, locations, and conduct investigative journalism for French television channels, exploring Colombia and creating narratives broadcasted internationally. I Learned video edition and videography to be able to work as a one women reporter for TV. EXPERIENCE AS JOURNALIST EDUCATION 2024- FREE LANCE REPORTER FOR TF1 NEWS 2023 Research, propose topics and find characters . production on site and translation and Edit. link Report Muzo Emeralds Link Report Chiribiquete Link Report : Coca Road. Link Report: Climate change and coral whitening in the Caribean. ISCPA- MEDIA INSTITUT OF PARIS- JOURNALISM LICENCE B.A PARIS I SORBONNE UNIVERSITY- INTERNATIONAL LAW B.A INLINGUA SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES Washington d.c 2024 - English TOEFL TEST English C2 LICEO FRANCES PAUL VALERY CALI FRENCH TV CHANNEL M6 FOR DOCUMENTARY TV SHOW “ENQUETE EXCLUSIVE” Documentary in Panama: With a French TV team, we journeyed through the Darien jungle alongside a group of migrants. We also reported on how drought is affecting the Panama Canal and the impacts of climate change in various areas. I was responsible for researching, finding characters, and obtaining permissions. I accompanied the recording team throughout the shoot, also taking care of all on-site logistics , interviews, fact cheking and writing. High School Diploma on literature 2001 LANGUAGES FRENCH: NATIVE C2 ENGLISH : BILINGUAL C2 SPANISH: NATIVE C2 ITALIAN : B1 - JOURNALIST CARACOL TV LOS INFORMANTES Los Informantes is a journalistic show inspired by CBS ´s “60 Minutes”. As a journalist you have to find the stories, find the characters, make the interviews, travel ,. Write the script and direct the editions. I had to make portraits , chronicles, and log format reports about different topics all over the world. - - www.dianavalderrama.com @dvalderrama9 Diana valderrama JOURNALIST -PRODUCER-COPYEDITOR AWARDS - SIMON BOLIVAR AWARD MENTION OF HONOR FOR: BEST CHRONICLE FOR TV “THE TOWELS CHAT ” LOS INFORMANTES CARACOL TV. 2014 NTN24 NEWS CORRESPONDENT IN ARGENTINA Cover everyday news in Argentina. Direct lives, voiceovers, exclusive interviews with characters from the cultural, political, and scientific world Basic Video Edition. - SIMON BOLIVAR AWARD : BEST INVESTIGATION DOCUMENTARY ON TV FOR “THE CHILDREN OF THE MINES” IN COLOMBIA YEAR 2012 CORRESPONDENT IN FRANCE FOR RCN TV AND NTN24 Live broadcasts and coverage of the most important news from France. It was a time of terrorist attacks in cities like Marseille and Paris; we covered five daily news broadcasts. Interviews, chronicles, and reports in French. Special coverage such as the change of Pope from Benedict XVI to Francis I OTHER ACTIVITIES 2008 -2010 EDITOR IN CHIEF AT NTN24 NEWS CHANNEL Chair editorial meetings, decide news hierarchy, write headlines, and script news broadcasts DIVE MASTER PADI EXPERIENCE AS PRODUCER Certification as a PADI Dive Master, with over 1200 dives logged. Two expeditions to Malpelo Island and one expedition to Gorgona Island. I worked as a Dive Master at Bloop Underwater Academy in the Rosario Islands. 2023 For this series of 4 documentaries, I had to search for characters for the Colombia and Honduras episodes. My job involved accompanying the Director and the recording team during shoots in Latin America. APREISONG : NOMAD UNIERSITY ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Nomadic University where engineers and humanists combined their knowledge to apply the theory of sustainable development in different process chains. CANAL PLUS “AIR COCAINE” DOCUMENTARY SERIE . 2022 CHANNEL FRANCE 5: “ DOCUMENTARY DC3 :THE LEGEND OF THE AIR. The documentary involved logistical challenges while filming in remote villages of the Colombian Amazon where the DC3 briefly landed. I was responsible for researching, finding characters, and coordinating travel logistics and recording equipment. LINK PASSWORD: PAVCOL 2022 FRANCE 5 CHANNEL “DEADLIEST ROADS: VENEZUELA : “THE CURSE OF BLACK GOLD” The Deadliest Roads" is a program that has been on the air for over 11 years. I was local manager for the episode in Venezuela, where we not only faced the complications of the road but also had to navigate through checkpoints and information blockades imposed by Nicolas Maduros Regime. The episode tells the story of a misioner that goes in to the deep rain forest to help indigenous communities , (- @dianaval09 - JOURNALIST -PRODUCER-COPYEDITOR Diana valderrama 2022 HABILITIES Writing chronicles and reports Live broadcasts for television. Maintaining a broad network of contacts throughout Latin America and Europe Coordination of recording teams. Adaptability to various international situations and environments. Diving group guide and PADI Rescue Course Underwater video Sequential recording Adobe Premier Pro and Final cut Pro basic edition. Record Video for internet platforms REFERENCES ARTE TV : ASBEST :NEVER ENDING STORY In this documentary, I was responsible for producing the Colombian part: the story of Ana Cecilia Niño a woman who lost her life due to asbestos. The Colombian Ethernit continue to produce Asbestos roofs while the material was being prohibited in other countries. Ethernit actually doubled the production the last years. 2021 FRANCE 5 : THE DEADLIEST ROADS COLOMBIA : THE INTREPIDS OF THE ANDES In this documentary, I accompanied the recording team on the most dangerous routes throughout Colombia. We reached the border with Venezuela and ascended to a gold mine where the route was made by the miners themselves. It was a physical and mental challenge to record under extreme conditions 2019 HBO LATIN AMERICA “ESCOBAR BY ESCOBAR” DOCUMENTARY SERIES During the production and recording of this series of 4 episodes that narrate the life of Juan Pablo Escobar, the son of the Capo Pablo Escobar, I had a very important role in obtaining characters, exclusive interviews, access to neverbefore-seen documents, and individuals appearing on TV for the first time. I did all the logistics with a 10 people recording crew. in cities like Medellin, Cali, Bogota. 2018 FRANCE 24 REPORTAJES EN BOGOTA Y MEDELLIN When France24 was about to launch its Spanish channel, I was in charge of making promotional reports for the French and English versions of the channel ANNA FERNANDA VALDERRAMA REUTERS EUROPE GENERAL MANAGER-- 2017 CANAL PLUS EFFET PAPILLON : “BOLIVARIEN A PERDRE” Report on the border between Venezuela and Colombia where we were able to record the gasoline trafficking, the passage of migrants, and all the business around it THOMAS MISRACHI JOURNALIST AND NEWS ANCHOR TF1-- - MANUEL TEODORO REPORTER , DIRECTOR AND ANCHOR CARACOLTV-- MARIA DEL ROSARIO ARRAZOLA JOURNALIST LOS INFORMANTES DE CARACOL TV- PRODUCCION DE REPORTAJES PARA DIFERENTES CANALES DE FRANCIA 2012: TF1 and NTN24 "Los niños del Socavon" (52 minutes) 2009: France 2 "La Grande Traque" - Documentary about Pablo Escobar (52 minutes-: M6 "66mn": "The Gang War in Colombia" (13 minutes) "Clara Rojas: Behind the Scenes of a Liberation" (13 minutes) France 2 "Envoyé spécial": "Immigrants and Fake Papers" (26 minutes) 2009: ArteTV "Racaille Cine Racaille Cite" - Report on the film "Petecuy" filmed in Cali (26 minutes) 2008: France 3 "Comme un Vendredi": "Colombia: The Salary of Death" (26 minutes) Arte "Arte Reportages": "Profile of a Pastor Who Was a Hitman" (13 minutes) 2007- BG TV PARIS, LAVINIA AUDIOVISUAL 2008 I worked as a news tv Producer , making satelite bookings, Live bookings and assistance for Spanish journalists in France. (- @dianaval09 www.dianavalderrama.com -