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A professor was appointed as The Associated Press (AP) correspondent in Montevideo

August 16, 2013
Journalist Leonardo Haberkorn, a professor in the Bachelor of Communication program with a concentration in Journalism, has been named The Associated Press (AP) correspondent in Montevideo. The appointment was announced on August 16, 2013, by AP’s regional editor for Latin America and the Caribbean, Marjorie Miller, from her office in Mexico City. "Haberkorn is recognized as one of Uruguay’s best journalists, known for his objectivity and commitment to the facts," Miller said. "We are very pleased to have him at AP and are excited about the coverage he will provide on the country," she added.

Michael Warren, the news agency’s bureau chief for the Southern Cone, and Alejandro Manrique, director of AP’s Spanish-language service, will be the ones receiving his reports.

Haberkorn is the author of the books “Nine Uruguayan Stories,” “Pablo Bengoechea: The Professor’s Class,” “Tupamaro Stories,” “Chronicles of Blood, Sweat, and Tears,” “Milicos and Tupas,” and “Hidden Narrative: The Unmemoirs of Víctor Hugo Morales.” He won the Bronze Morosoli Award in the Journalism category in 2002; and the Bartolomé Hidalgo Award in the Journalistic-Political Essay category for “Milicos y Tupas” in 2011. He served as Editor-in-Chief of the “Qué Pasa” supplement for the newspaper El País and as Managing Editor of the magazine Tres. He was the Academic Coordinator of Journalism at the School of Communication and Design at Universidad ORT Uruguay.