A thorough reporter who loves working in the field, Manuel Rueda has written and produced stories for TV, radio, newspapers and a news agency.
His journalistic life began in Colombia, where in 2008, he began to freelance for US and Canadian broadcasters such as the CBC, Public Radio International, Pacifica Radio and CurrentTV.
In Colombia, Rueda told the story of the Jiw, a group of nomadic Indians whose numbers have been decimated by Colombia’s armed conflict. In the north of the country he reported on a coal company from Alabama that allegedly hired right wing death squads to protect its mine from attacks by guerrilla groups.
During Colombia’s elections Rueda reported on the competition between candidates who try to get votes with arguments and those who buy large portions of their votes, revealing how a candidate in Bogota convinced people to vote for him by distributing free raffle tickets for a house and a motorcycle that he bought with campaign funds.
- Rueda interviews Colombian presidential candidate Sergio Fajardo
He also reported on a beauty pageant for donkeys, a Pablo Escobar historical tour in Medellin and farmers trying to grow cocoa instead of coca leaves to make a living.
Rueda is currently working at the Reuters bureau in Miami, where he covers general news, lots of court battles and lifestyle stories with a business twist.
He holds a degree in international relations from the University of Virginia and a masters in journalism from New York’s Columbia University.
