Mariana Castro

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Video Producer, The Atlanta Journal Constitution (AJC)

New York, New York US

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Investigative journalist and producer, passionate about global stories. Born and raised in Brazil, now based in NYC.

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Mariana Castro is an award winning multimedia journalist and producer, currently working as a Video Producer at The Atlanta Journal Constitution. She has previously worked with The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, 44 Blue Productions, VICE, Vox, Jigsaw Productions and Voice of America. Mariana’s passion for reporting and visual storytelling has allowed her the experience to work in a variety of important projects in different mediums. She is skilled in video production, investigative reporting, audio and data journalism. Some of her work includes Emmy-nominated feature documentary “The Inventor,” about Elisabeth Holmes and biotech company Theranos, Emmy-nominated series “Glad You Asked” and a year-long investigation into the Central American Bank for Economic Integration, the region’s main development financier. She was born and raised in Brazil, but moved to the US in 2015 to pursue her undergraduate studies in journalism and political science at New York University. She also holds a master’s degree from Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, where she attended as a Maria Moors Cabot scholar and Lemann Fellow.

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