Boris Miranda Explained

Boris Miranda
Birth Date:21 January 1984
Birth Place:La Paz, La Paz Department, Bolivia
Death Place:Miami, Florida, United States
Occupation:Journalist, researcher
Alma Mater:
Awards:See 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 and security[2] [3] being considered one of the most prominent references in Bolivian journalism of the 21st century.[4]

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.[5] He was a pioneer in digital journalism in Bolivia, becoming an instructor in different spaces.[6] [7] [8] [9]

Biography

Early years

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.[10] [11] He studied at the Colegio San Calixto,[12] then later pursued a career in Political Sciences at the Higher University of San Andrés in La Paz.

Journalistic career

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,[13] and in 2015 he joined the BBC newsroom developing work as a multimedia producer, becoming the Bolivian correspondent in Colombia in 2017.[14] [15]

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,[16] or the resignation of Evo Morales and the associated crisis.[17] [18] [19]

Death

Miranda died in Miami, Florida on 16 May 2021 at the age of 37. The journalistic community in his country lamented his death.[20] 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.[21] 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.[22]

Bibliography

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

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

Awards and honors

Among the distinctions that were awarded were:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Las economías perversas del crimen organizado.
  2. Web site: El Carnicero y el Patrón. La conexión oculta entre Pablo Escobar y Klaus Barbie. Miranda. Boris. 2015. Nueva Sociedad. 17 May 2021.
  3. Web site: Boris Miranda Reportero multimedia. 27 November 2020.
  4. News: 17 May 2021. Muere el destacado periodista boliviano Boris Miranda, corresponsal de la BBC Mundo. 16 May 2021. Correo del Sur.
  5. Web site: Boris Miranda.
  6. Web site: NUEVOS APORTES AL PERIODISMO DEMOCRÁTICO.
  7. Web site: Ser periodista 2.0. 3 August 2016 .
  8. Web site: Periodismo, flujo de informaciones y redes sociales. 22 November 2012.
  9. Web site: Fundación para el periodismo. 28 January 2015 .
  10. News: Falleció Iván Miranda, docente de la UMSA y reconocido periodista. 17 May 2021. 18 January 2021. Urgente.bo.
  11. News: Muñetones Ortiz. Danna Camila. ¿Para buen periodismo? Mantenerse "ignorante". 17 May 2021. UNISABANA Medios.
  12. News: Pesar por fallecimiento del periodista boliviano y corresponsal de la BBC Mundo Boris Miranda. 17 May 2021. 17 May 2021. La Voz de Tarija.
  13. News: Miranda presenta libro que reconstruye "Octubre negro". 14 November 2013. 17 May 2021. Opinión.
  14. News: Muere Boris Miranda, el periodista boliviano que era corresponsal de la BBC. 16 May 2021. 17 May 2021. Opinión.
  15. News: Muere Boris Miranda: BBC Mundo recuerda a uno de los periodistas "más destacados de su generación". 17 May 2021. 17 May 2021. BBC News.
  16. News: Miranda. Boris. TIPNIS, la controversial carretera que puede partir en dos una selva de Bolivia y que Evo Morales "insiste en construir". 17 August 2017. 17 May 2021. BBC.
  17. News: Miranda. Boris. Crisis en Bolivia Evo Morales en entrevista con BBC Mundo: "Nosotros vamos a recuperar el gobierno". 24 June 2020. 17 May 2021. BBC.
  18. News: Miranda. Boris. Renuncia de Evo Morales: por qué fue tan decisivo el retiro del respaldo de las Fuerzas Armadas de Bolivia. 11 November 2019. 17 May 2021. BBC.
  19. News: Miranda, Zamorano. Boris, Abraham. Evo Morales renuncia a la presidencia de Bolivia: 5 claves que explican por qué tuvo que dimitir el mandatario indígena. 10 November 2019. 17 May 2021. BBC.
  20. News: Boris Miranda: "Ni cinco centavos de crédito a los impostores". 17 May 2021. 17 May 2021. Muy Waso.
  21. News: Presidente Arce lamenta el fallecimiento del periodista boliviano Boris Miranda. 17 May 2021. 17 May 2021. Bolivia en tus manos.
  22. News: Alanoca Paco. Jesus Reynaldo. Muerte del periodista Boris Miranda desata una ola de emotivos mensajes en redes sociales. 17 May 2021. 17 May 2021. El Deber.
  23. News: Muere el periodista de BBC Mundo Boris Miranda, quien fue parte del equipo fundador de Página Siete. 17 May 2021. 17 May 2021. Página Siete.
  24. Web site: LA MAÑANA DESPUÉS DE LA GUERRA. 21 May 2021. 18 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210518003913/https://www.editorialelcuervo.com/mananadespuesdelaguerra/. dead.
  25. Web site: Boris Miranda: "No creo que Goni se hubiese suicidado, solo amenazó con ello". 4 January 2014.
  26. Book: Universidad Franz Tamayo. 2012 .

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