Ana Paula Valacco

Media Fellow

Programme Manager and Engagement Lead, JournalismAI

ana@journalismai.info

Ana Paula Valacco is Programme Manager and Engagement Lead at JournalismAI, an initiative of Polis, the journalism think tank at the London School of Economics (LSE). She holds a master’s degree in Journalism, Media and Communication from Cardiff University. With a background in political science and journalism, she has worked in marketing at Google Argentina and as Institutional Development Coordinator at Chequeado, a pioneering and globally recognised fact-checking organisation.
She also serves as a digital media specialist in Argentina and previously directed Project Oasis Global at SembraMedia, an organisation that helps independent digital media leaders build stronger institutions and develop sustainable business models.
At the Media Lab, she intends to build connections, support evidence-based research and develop partnerships that harness the potential of different technologies to strengthen the work of quality media organisations.