“I write a lot about corruption, and things got to a point where I just didn’t think it was safe, so I decided to go solo,” remarked Adriaan Alsema, founder of colombiareports - Colombia’s largest online newspaper in english. He once had a team of writers/reporters, but today, during the country’s mandatory lockdown, he’s running the newspaper alone. adriaanalsema Last weekend we got Adriaan’s take on how the Covid-19 pandemic is really affecting the colombian economy and people. We discuss how he got started in journalism in Colombia, a corruption scandal, Avianca’s potential to go broke, personal safety, poverty, forced celibacy and much more. Listen to the full episode tomorrow on Youtube or wherever you get your podcasts. . . . #colombiapodcast #medellinpodcast #medellíncolombia #medellin #colombiatravel #politics #covid_19 #colombianews