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Boris Miranda
Born(1984-01-21)21 January 1984
La Paz, La Paz Department, Bolivia
Died16 May 2021(2021-05-16) (aged 37)
Miami, Florida, United States
Alma mater
Occupation(s)Journalist, researcher
AwardsSee below

Boris Iván Miranda Espinoza (21 January 1984 – 16 May 2021) was a Bolivian journalist and researcher.[1] Known for his investigative journalism work on social conflict in Bolivia, he specialized in the coverage of public policies on drugs, investigation, chronicles[clarification needed] and security[2][3] being considered one of the most prominent references in Bolivian journalism of the 21st century.[4][5]

He began his career in the media in his home country, as well as at the BBC via BBC Mundo; he was a trainer at the Deutsche Welle Akademie.[6] He was a pioneer in digital journalism in Bolivia, becoming an instructor in different spaces.[7][8][9][10]

Biography

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Early years

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Miranda was born in the city of La Paz, he was one of the three children of Jenny Espinoza and Iván Miranda Balcázar, an outstanding journalist and university teacher.[11][12][13] He studied at the Colegio San Calixto,[14] then later pursued a career in Political Sciences at the Higher University of San Andrés in La Paz.

Journalistic career

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Miranda was an active member of the first digital communities in Bolivia, co-producing one of the first podcasts in the country in 2007, publishing blogs16 and being an active user of social networks as a playful, social space and journalistic tool.

Miranda began his journalistic career in 2008 in the newspaper La Prensa, later becoming part of the group of founders of the newspaper Página Siete, where he worked between 2010 and 2013. He was a member of the editorial board of the magazine El Desacuerdo,[15] and in 2015 he joined the BBC newsroom developing work as a multimedia producer, becoming the Bolivian correspondent in Colombia in 2017.[16][5]

As part of his journalistic work at the BBC, Miranda published articles on events such as the conflict associated in Bolivia with the project of a highway through the Isiboro Sécure National Park and Indigenous Territory,[17] or the resignation of Evo Morales and the associated crisis.[18][19][20]

Death

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Miranda died in Miami, Florida on 16 May 2021 at the age of 37. The journalistic community in his country lamented his death.[21] Authorities such as the president of Bolivia, Luis Arce, mayor of La Paz, Iván Arias, entities such as the Vice Ministry of Communication and the Ministry of Government publicly expressed their tributes.[22][23] In the same way, in social network communities such as Twitter and Facebook, of which he was a user, his friends and colleagues expressed their condolences despite highlighting the human and professional quality of the journalist.[11]

Bibliography

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Among his written work are articles of journalistic investigation,[2] and a chronicle, Miranda published the following books:[23]

He participated as a collaborator in the following book:[26]

  • 30 años de democracia en Bolivia : repaso multidisciplinario a un proceso apasionante (1982 - 2012).

Awards and honors

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Among the distinctions that were awarded were:[23]

  • National Journalism Award on Municipalities, 2010
  • Advanced Investigative Journalism Scholarship, 2011.
  • Distinction for Journalistic Merit from the Konrad Adenauer Foundation and the Association of Journalists of La Paz, 2011.
  • National Prize for Digital Journalism, 2012
  • Bolivia DataBootCamp with the project ¿Adónde las llevan?, 2013
  • Victory Medal for Excellence in Political Journalism, 2015[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Las economías perversas del crimen organizado".
  2. ^ a b Miranda, Boris (2015). "El Carnicero y el Patrón. La conexión oculta entre Pablo Escobar y Klaus Barbie" (PDF). Nueva Sociedad. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Boris Miranda Reportero multimedia". 27 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Muere el destacado periodista boliviano Boris Miranda, corresponsal de la BBC Mundo". Correo del Sur. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Muere Boris Miranda: BBC Mundo recuerda a uno de los periodistas "más destacados de su generación"". BBC News. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Boris Miranda".
  7. ^ "NUEVOS APORTES AL PERIODISMO DEMOCRÁTICO".
  8. ^ "Ser periodista 2.0". 3 August 2016.
  9. ^ "Periodismo, flujo de informaciones y redes sociales". 22 November 2012.
  10. ^ "Fundación para el periodismo". 28 January 2015.
  11. ^ a b Alanoca Paco, Jesus Reynaldo (17 May 2021). "Muerte del periodista Boris Miranda desata una ola de emotivos mensajes en redes sociales". El Deber. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Falleció Iván Miranda, docente de la UMSA y reconocido periodista". Urgente.bo. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  13. ^ Muñetones Ortiz, Danna Camila. "¿Para buen periodismo? Mantenerse "ignorante"". UNISABANA Medios. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Pesar por fallecimiento del periodista boliviano y corresponsal de la BBC Mundo Boris Miranda". La Voz de Tarija. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  15. ^ "Miranda presenta libro que reconstruye "Octubre negro"". Opinión. 14 November 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  16. ^ "Muere Boris Miranda, el periodista boliviano que era corresponsal de la BBC". Opinión. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  17. ^ Miranda, Boris (17 August 2017). "TIPNIS, la controversial carretera que puede partir en dos una selva de Bolivia y que Evo Morales "insiste en construir"". BBC. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  18. ^ Miranda, Boris (24 June 2020). "Crisis en Bolivia | Evo Morales en entrevista con BBC Mundo: "Nosotros vamos a recuperar el gobierno"". BBC. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  19. ^ Miranda, Boris (11 November 2019). "Renuncia de Evo Morales: por qué fue tan decisivo el retiro del respaldo de las Fuerzas Armadas de Bolivia". BBC. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  20. ^ Miranda, Zamorano, Boris, Abraham (10 November 2019). "Evo Morales renuncia a la presidencia de Bolivia: 5 claves que explican por qué tuvo que dimitir el mandatario indígena". BBC. Retrieved 17 May 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  21. ^ "Boris Miranda: "Ni cinco centavos de crédito a los impostores"". Muy Waso. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  22. ^ "Presidente Arce lamenta el fallecimiento del periodista boliviano Boris Miranda". Bolivia en tus manos. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  23. ^ a b c "Muere el periodista de BBC Mundo Boris Miranda, quien fue parte del equipo fundador de Página Siete". Página Siete. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  24. ^ "LA MAÑANA DESPUÉS DE LA GUERRA". Archived from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  25. ^ "Boris Miranda: "No creo que Goni se hubiese suicidado, solo amenazó con ello"". 4 January 2014.
  26. ^ Universidad Franz Tamayo. 2012.
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