Carlos Dada

Carlos Dada is a Salvadoran investigative journalist and co-founder of El Faro, the independent digital news outlet established in 1998. As its director and editor, he has led reporting on corruption, organized crime, violence, migration, and human-rights violations across Central America. His work has earned major journalism honors, including Columbia University’s Maria Moors Cabot Prize and the ICFJ Knight Trailblazer Award.