Maria Groot (1983) is an independent journalist, based in Dublin (Ireland).
She writes human-interest stories, profiles as well as investigative articles about topics such as slavery in Mauritania, migrant smuggling in the Netherlands and Nigeria’s struggle to make culture a new treasure trove. My cross-border projects were supported by Free Press Unlimited, Journalismfund Europe, and others.
Her work has appeared in Slate (US), Courrier International (FR), De Groene Amsterdammer (NL), De Standaard (BE), Roads & Kingdoms (US), MO* (BE), Reader’s Digest (US), Apache (BE) and Internazionale (IT) among others.
She holds a postgraduate degree in International Research Journalism, a bachelor’s degree in Journalism and a bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts.
She was born in The Netherlands in 1983 and moved to Belgium in 2004. She is currently based in Dublin.
