Valeria Fernández founded Altavoz Lab to support local journalism and create a pipeline of stories critical to those communities. It does by both by giving journalists needed support and resources. Valeria Fern á ndez, founder and executive director of Altavoz Lab. Valeria Fernández knows one of the perils of being a dedicated journalist — burnout. It’s something she experienced after years of covering immigration issues, including the infamous campaign of Maricopa County She

Tom Prezelski's mission is to educate Arizona voters and residents on issues impacting rural areas and the folks who call it home. His current priority is protecting the state's groundwater supply so that agribusiness and foreign interests don't run it dry. Tom Prezelski is the Senior Policy Advisor for Rural Arizona Action. Tom Prezelski current role as Senior Policy Advisor for Rural Arizona Action affords hims a chance to advocate for issues facing rural Arizonans, includ

As the push for diversity and equity in the nation’s English-speaking newsrooms pressed on, the co-anchors delivered and reported on important stories for the nation’s Spanish-speaking communities As I watched María Elena Salinas and Jorge Ramos receive the prestigious Walter Cronkite Award from Arizona State University on Tuesday, my feelings welled up into a ball of pride, purpose and nostalgia, with a minor sense of trepidation about the future of journalism. As the first

For the past 10 years, Teresa Puente has been engaged in preparing her students to take on the roles and responsibilities of journalists critical to the functioning of a thriving democracy. Teresa Puente, journalism professor at Cal State-Long Beach. As a Cal State-Long Beach journalism professor, Teresa Puente has been on a mission to develop and train students to become culturally competent journalists with a strong desire to cover underserved communities. The program she's

As an independent journalist, Elvia D í az has covered ICE raids around Phoenix and attended a contentious council meeting on a proposed ICE detention center in Surprise, AZ Elvia D í az, independent journalist and former editorial page editor of the Arizona Republic. When Elvia D í az received a tip that ICE had plans to raid a sports bar and restaurant in central Phoenix, she jumped in her car and headed to the eatery. She arrived even before the ICE agents. She watched the