Paul Scheltus

Current

• Freelance Latin America Correspondent at Newspaper/Radio (Self-employed)

Past

• South America Correspondent (freelance) at The Independent
• Co-ordinator National News Desk at Buenos Aires Herald
• Beat Reporter at Haagsche Courant

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Education

• Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina 'Santa María de los Buenos Aires'
• Universiteit Leiden
• Gymnasium Beekvliet

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Recommended

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Connections

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Industry

Writing and Editing

Websites

• Latin America Watch
• My Blog

Paul Scheltus’s Summary

Paul Scheltus’s Specialties:

Reporting, interviewing, analysis and editing

Paul Scheltus’s Experience

• Freelance Latin America Correspondent

  Newspaper/Radio (Self-employed)

  (Self-Employed; Newspapers industry)

  March 2006 — Present (3 years 9 months)

  Based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, I report on current affairs and behind the scenes developments from across Latin America for English and Dutch language media, most notably voor Het Parool, De Pers and The Independent. I also report regularly for Dutch BNN Radio, New Zealand´s Kiwi FM and Feature Story News.
  
  You can find my weekly column on Latin America for the Buenos Aires Herald can at http://latinamericawatch.blogspot.com

• South America Correspondent (freelance)

  The Independent

  (Writing and Editing industry)

  January 2008 — January 2009 (1 year 1 month)

• Co-ordinator National News Desk

  Buenos Aires Herald

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Newspapers industry)

  April 2007 — March 2008 (1 year )

  Entails leading a team of five journalists in covering national news for Latin America's longest serving English language daily. Responsible for the editing of the national news pages of the paper, as well as writing and reporting on political and social events in Argentina.

• Beat Reporter

  Haagsche Courant

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Newspapers industry)

  January 2005 — January 2006 (1 year 1 month)

  City beat reporter for a leading regional Dutch newspaper

Paul Scheltus’s Education

• Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina 'Santa María de los Buenos Aires'

  MA , Audiovisual Communication , 2008 — 2009

• Universiteit Leiden

  MA , Spanish and Latin American History , 1996 — 2005

  Activities and Societies:

  LSV Minerva

• Gymnasium Beekvliet

  VWO , 1989 — 1996

Additional Information

Paul Scheltus’s Websites:

• Latin America Watch
• My Blog