The Associated Press has appointed Natacha Pisarenko news director to oversee news coverage in Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay.
With her appointment, Pisarenko is the first woman to lead the AP’s Southern Core region.
In her new role, she will report to News Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, Eduardo Castillo.
Since 2020, she has served as an acting news director.
During her more than 20 years at the AP, she has covered the Olympics, several World Cups and the Dakar Rally.
She started her career as photojournalist in 1997 at the Argentine newspaper La Nacion.
