José Peralta is from Montevideo, Uruguay. During Uruguay’s economic crisis in 2002, he moved to Spain to continue his studies. Back in Uruguay in 2006, he was hired by Búsqueda, a widely read weekly magazine described as having a ‘liberal’ editorial policy. José finished his undergraduate degree in 2010 at University of the Republic in Montevideo. Since starting at Búsqueda, he has been awarded the opportunity to attend a series of programs such as The Reach of Organized Crime, The Exercise of Journalism on Violent Contexts in 2010 at University of Mexico (UNAM), along with a course in investigative journalism sponsored by the US State Department. José’s work is concentrated in the areas of energy development, education and public enterprise. He covered the Ministry of Labour for several years. He hopes to live off his journalistic writing for the rest of his life.
