Karen Maron

Karen Marón works as a journalist in Argentina. She is known for her coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, spanning from the Second Intifada to Israel's offensive actions on the Gaza Strip. She has also covered crises in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Colombia, and Libya. Marón reports on social, political, and economic issues.

She also covered Syria, Libya, and Egypt during the Arab Spring and its aftermath from February 2011 to 2017.

Due to her work writing about war victims, she is recognized as a member of honor by the World Peace Summit and the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma, which is based at the University of Washington. The Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma is dedicated to promoting excellence in reporting violence and providing training to journalists on trauma-related issues in collaboration with the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies.

Career
Marón is an Argentine journalist with a strong focus on reporting armed conflicts and international politics. She has been actively working as a freelance correspondent from Iraq for various renowned media outlets from 2004 to 2016. These include NBC-Telemundo (United States), BBC World (United Kingdom), Radio France International, El Universal (Mexico), El Tiempo, El Espectador, Caracol Radio (Colombia), Folha de S.Paulo (Brazil), El Mercurio (Chile), Perfil weekly magazine, and Télam of Argentina. In addition, she has made contributions to Radio Cooperativa (Chile), Espectador Radio (Uruguay), and Azteca Television (Mexico). Marón was also featured in the war documentary, A Good Day to Die, Hoka Hey, as herself.