I am a Salvadoran award-winning investigative journalist and editor, currently based in the Netherlands, with more than a decade of experience covering disinformation, gender, and political repression in Central America. I reported for El Faro, El Salvador's leading investigative newsroom, from 2011 to 2023, where I also headed the Opinion section. Between 2019 and 2025, I led cross-border collaborations, editorial projects, and initiatives with the International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) to strengthen coverage of women’s and LGBTQI+ rights. I have hands-on experience as a researcher, translator, producer, and college-level lecturer. In my previous roles, I've produced digital content using WordPress and Mailchimp, with additional long-form storytelling projects in Shorthand.…

Maria Luz Nochez

I am a Salvadoran award-winning investigative journalist and editor, currently based in the Netherlands, with more than a decade of experience covering disinformation, gender, and political repression in Central America. I reported for El Faro, El Salvador's leading investigative newsroom, from 2011 to 2023, where I also headed the Opinion section. Between 2019 and 2025, I led cross-border collaborations, editorial projects, and initiatives with the International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) to strengthen coverage of women’s and LGBTQI+ rights. I have hands-on experience as a researcher, translator, producer, and college-level lecturer. In my previous roles, I've produced digital content using WordPress and Mailchimp, with additional long-form storytelling projects in Shorthand.…

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I am a Salvadoran award-winning investigative journalist and editor, currently based in the Netherlands, with more than a decade of experience covering disinformation, gender, and political repression in Central America.

I reported for El Faro, El Salvador’s leading investigative newsroom, from 2011 to 2023, where I also headed the Opinion section. Between 2019 and 2025, I led cross-border collaborations, editorial projects, and initiatives with the International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) to strengthen coverage of women’s and LGBTQI+ rights.

I have hands-on experience as a researcher, translator, producer, and college-level lecturer. In my previous roles, I’ve produced digital content using WordPress and Mailchimp, with additional long-form storytelling projects in Shorthand.

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Language

Spanish; Castilian
Fluent
English
Fluent

Work Experience

Local trainer at International Women's Media Foundation
June 17, 2019 - November 15, 2025
I mentored over 350 fellows from Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras on how to produce high-quality journalism free of gender and diversity bias. As part of my responsibilities, I also oversaw and approved budgets for grants within limited funds. My role was to ensure accountability and the responsible allocation of the resources to meet the needs of the reporters.
Investigative journalist/ Editor at El Faro
June 1, 2011 - September 30, 2023
As a reporter for one of El Salvador’s leading investigative newsrooms, I wrote stories about politics, arts and culture, archaeological heritage, gender-based violence, and the physical and mental effects of harassment on journalists. As head of Opinion, I recruited and supported a team of 25 contributors who were inspired to join the project and remain without financial gain, at the risk of online harassment and to their physical safety.
Opinion Editor at Redacción Regional
October 2, 2024 - January 15, 2025
I recruited and supported a team of contributors who took personal risk to participate in public debate. I learned to communicate transparently, anticipate needs, and build relationships where collective work could continue despite pressure.

Education

M.A. Erasmus Mundus Journalism, Media, and GlobalisationJ at Aarhus University + Charles University
September 1, 2023 - June 26, 2025

Qualifications

Martin Baron training for Editors
January 16, 2023 - January 30, 2023
Intensive editor training program designed for newsroom leaders and editors from Latin America seeking to strengthen their leadership role, improve support for multidisciplinary teams, and adapt to the new journalistic challenges posed by a regional context marked by political complexity, high polarization, and deep social divides—where corruption remains the greatest vulnerability for authoritarian governments.
International Human Rights Law: An Introduction, Human Rights
July 10, 2023 - July 14, 2023
A one-week comprehensive introduction course focused on the major features of international human rights law, delving into both theory and practice.