Chelcey Adami, a reporter for the Imperial Valley Press in Central California, talks about her experiences reporting on public safety at the border. Adami discusses the linguistic challenges for non-native Spanish reporters and for changes in the…
Luis Pedro Arellano Sarmiento works as both a reporter and university professor. Arellano discusses the experience of working at the Semanario Zeta the same year that its editor was assassinated. He notes how, aside from the danger to reporters, not…
Photo editor for the Semanario Zeta, Ramon Blanco Villalon is the last founding member still employed at the newspaper that was first managed by his father. After 34 years in the Semanario, Blanco notes how his job has evolved, from the influence…
Arturo Bojorquez, the editor for the Adelante Valle newspaper, talks about the misconception that matters in the U.S. side of the border are more stable than on the Mexican side (Calexico). Stating that political and environmental issues are…
Vicente Calderón, editor of a news blog TijuanaPress.com, has spent over 20 years working in covering news on various media (radio, TV, and online) for audiences on both sides of the border. He discusses how his work on both sides influenced his…
A University of Arizona alumna and originally from central Mexico, Fernanda Echavarri talks about her experiences as a reporter, including feeling safer when reporting in Mexico because she understands the culture and blends in so well. Emphasizing…