Tag: latinos

Periodismo hecho lujo en un Town Hall en Washington Heights

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Residentes de la comunidad se quejaron de la burocracia que afecta el servicio en las oficinas públicas, mientras los organizadores se nutrían de las denuncias sin resolver.

Parecía una convención de mujeres en el Centro Geriátrico Isabella Home: cuatro panelistas hablaron sobre discriminación y racismo en sus espacios de trabajo, otras dos mujeres tradujeron el encuentro en tiempo real para los angloparlantes presentes y la mayoría de los casi 130 que entraban y salían del salón eran madres con sus muchachos al hombro y señoras en edad de retiro.

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Digital Storytelling at VOA’s LatAm Division

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During my Master’s summer internship, I worked with Carol Guensburg, who had been reassigned as VOA’s Bridge Editor early this year, to report between the Central News Desk and the Latin America Division.

As the Bridge Intern, I put my hands on all my preferred mediums, while translating content and interviews from Spanish to English and reporting on foreign policy, science and the environment in the Caribbean and LatAm for my own stories.

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Breaking the Story of Father Fabián

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Fabián Arias is well known in New York City, for being outspoken on immigrant rights. A media friendly person, recognized for his public service and community engagement with the undocumented. He is one of the central characters, when it comes to protecting local immigrants from law enforcement agents. But, some of his social work turn out to be a public secret.

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General Reporting with El Diario NY

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During my first semester at the CUNYJ School, I started working with Carmen Villavicencio, the Executive Editor for El Diario NY. She was always available and willing to work on my daybook and enterprise stories, while I developed a better understanding and engagement with the communities of Washington Heights and Inwood, and NYC as a whole. 

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Adding my own to Voices of NY

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After living in Dominican Republic for 18 years and getting my career started in the Spanish Caribbean, it was a challenge to set my head back into my native English and be proficient at it, when reporting became part of the equation. Editor Karen Pennar with Voices of NY gave me the opportunity to put my voice out in both languages. A win-win for us.

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Cultura y Cine/Film and Culture: Webseries El Alto

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Caminando por el Alto Manhattan tras mi llegada reciente a Estados Unidos, me encontré con el sonidista y director de cine Renato Brea.

Nunca pensé yo que quien fue mi profesor de guion y técnica cinematográfica en República Dominicana hace par de años iba a involucrarme en mi siguiente aventura profesional fuera del Caribe.

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