Ignacio Orovio (Barcelona, 1968) studied Journalism and Contemporary History at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. His journalistic career began in 1986 at Ràdio Sant Cugat and Diari de Terrassa. Since 1991, he has worked at La Vanguardia, changing roles eight times without changing newspapers. He has been correspondent for local areas, editor and coordinator of the Local section, crime reporter in Barcelona and Madrid, head of Politics, and for eleven years editor-in-chief of Culture. Since March 2020, he has been editor-in-chief of A fondo, the newspaper’s in-depth reporting and investigation section.
He extensively covered the 2004 Madrid bombings and later the Basque peace process.
He was advisor for the documentary The Madrid Connection, an international coproduction about 11-M, which was followed by the coauthored book with Justin Webster, Conexión Madrid. Cómo y por qué Sarhane y Jamal se convirtieron en terroristas yihadistas.
He has contributed to the collective books Musas de Barcelona and El canvi cultural a Catalunya: Retrat d’una generació. Passionate about archaeology, he also authored a guide on Catalan Iberian tribes published by the Museu d’Arqueologia de Catalunya.
