Ibarra Chaoul was born and raised in Mexico City, Ibarra Chaoul switched from a background in political science to investigative journalism. She now dwells in New York City, where she is a full-time reporter. Her work has been published by Worcester Magazine, she’s produced news for Univision and she’s done reporting for The New Yorker. With a focus on data-driven investigative journalism, Ibarra Chaoul is devoted to exposing violations to our social contract.

She currently leads the team behind Democracy Fighters, a living archive that aggregates the work of journalists killed in Mexico. The project is supported by a grant from The Brown Institute for Media Innovation: it uses a mix of methods, from oral history to detailed internet investigations.

Recently, she’s covered courts in relation with extradited drug-traffickers for the Sinaloa-based weekly Ríodoce, including the three-month trial against Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán in the Eastern District of New York.

Feels very passionate about anything to do with crime, courts, immigration and gender.

Ibarra Chaoul was an event speaker at the Dialogue.