Virginia Vallejo is a Colombian journalist and author. After Vallejo claimed that many Colombian politicians and presidents were benefiting from the leading cocaine cartels, she was granted asylum in the USA in order to help the DEA and the Justice Department in cases pertaining to the Colombian drug cartels. Her book, Loving Pablo, Hating Escobar, was made into a film.
Nina García is a Colombian-American fashion journalist. She is the current editor-in-chief of Elle and has been a judge on the Bravo/Lifetime reality TV program Project Runway. She has a degree in fashion merchandising from the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) and has worked with the prominent fashion designer Marc Jacobs. She is the author of four books.
Diana Turbay was a Colombian journalist best remembered as the victim of the Medellín Cartel, a highly organized Colombian terrorist organization and drug cartel, which kidnapped her in 1990. She then became a victim of a botched rescue attempt by the Colombia National Police in which she was killed. Turbay's story has been adapted into a book and TV series.
Jaime Garzón was a Colombian journalist, politician, comedian, and peace activist. He achieved popularity during the 1990s when he exhibited his unique political satire on Colombian television. He is also remembered for his work as a peace negotiator in the emancipation of FARC guerrillas' hostages. Jaime Garzón was murdered by right-wing paramilitary hitmen in 1999.
Hernando Santos Castillo was a Colombian lawyer and journalist. He is best remembered for his work as the director of a popular Colombian newspaper called El Tiempo from 1981 to 1999. Over the course of his career, Hernando Santos Castillo won several prestigious awards, such as the National Prize for Journalism and the María Moors Cabot Award.
Germán Arciniegas was a Colombian writer, journalist, and historian best remembered for his advocacy of cultural and educational issues. He also served as the Minister of Education and held several ambassadorships. Germán Arciniegas was honored with several prestigious awards such as the Alfonso Reyes International Prize and the Maria Moors Cabot Prize.