Bio
David Cordero Mercado is a Puerto Rican journalist and communicator. He graduated from the School of Public Communication (COPU) at the University of Puerto Rico (UPR), Río Piedras Campus, where he also completed a minor in Political Science. He later earned a master's degree in Journalism Innovation from the Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.
He began his career in 2012 at the UPR newspaper, Diálogo, and since then, has specialized in multimedia and investigative journalism. Between 2015 and 2016, he was a Communications Assistant for the UPR Medical Sciences Campus. In 2016, he joined Metro Puerto Rico, where he covered major national and international events. During this period, he focused on government, education, and health topics. He collaborated with the Center for Investigative Journalism (CPI) on an investigation into the deaths caused by Hurricane Maria, a work that was honored with the Philip Meyer Award from Investigative Reporters and Editors.
In 2019, he joined the Investigative and Data Unit at El Nuevo Día. There, his work focused on social and environmental justice, LGBTQ+ rights, immigration, and government corruption. He was also a collaborator for the program Rayos X on Telemundo Puerto Rico and has taught journalism at the University of Puerto Rico and Sagrado Corazón University.
In 2023, he received a Suncoast Regional Emmy Award for an investigation into the hidden flaws of the Naranjito Cable-Stayed Bridge. His work has been recognized by the Puerto Rico Journalists Association, the Overseas Press Club, and the GLAAD Media Awards. He also served on the board of directors of the Puerto Rico Journalists Association and was the director for Region 1 of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ). He is a co-founder of the publishing house Periodística Editorial, dedicated to publications on journalism and diversity. Since June 2025, he has been the Communications Director for the ACLU of Puerto Rico.
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