Claudianna Blanco

Claudianna Blanco is a seasoned Senior Investigative Journalist and Producer at Southern Cross Austereo since May 2023, focusing on original factual podcasts for LiSTNR. Prior to this role, extensive experience was gained at the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) Australia from January 2010 to May 2023, where Claudianna served as Senior Content Producer and Journalist, producing and hosting the renewed Settlement Guide podcast series and holding various leadership and production roles, including Executive Producer of SBS Spanish and Senior Digital Producer for Indigenous News and Current Affairs. Experience at Al Jazeera Media Network from December 2015 to April 2019 involved producing investigative documentaries, such as the award-winning "How to Sell a Massacre." Additional roles include Senior Media Officer for the Australian Government Department of the Environment and Water Resources, Video & Film Producer at virgin earth, inc., and Radio Newscaster at Japan’s NHK. Education includes a Master's Degree in Image Arts with a focus on Documentary Filmmaking from Nihon University and a Bachelor's Degree in Audiovisual Journalism from UCAB.