Read the full speech [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SCtHGik7JtoLqMCaqZUyCbMLO3odvjh9WNz5fE4q0AA/edit?usp=sharing).

How to start a journalism career and not die trying

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In Spain, a new data-powered news outlet aims to increase accountability reporting

Demócrata aims to provide news consumers in Spain with data-based journalism that helps to holds politicians accountable.

“And that’s not all”: Georgetown’s Americas Institute relaunches The Washington Post’s Spanish-language news podcast

Each 15- to 20-minute episode includes two to three in-depth explanations and discussions of major news stories and their impact on Latin America, then goes over a few other headlines.

“You don’t know which side is playing you”: The authors of Meme Wars have some advice for journalists

A book by researchers at Harvard’s [Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy](https://shorensteincenter.org/) documents how memes and the online communities that produce them sow disinformation and erode trust in the government and the mainstream media.

This Brazilian fact-checking org uses a ChatGPT-esque bot to answer reader questions

FátimaGPT is the latest iteration of [Fátima](https://www.aosfatos.org/fatima/), a fact-checking bot by [Aos Fatos](https://www.aosfatos.org/) on WhatsApp, Telegram, and Twitter. Aos Fatos first launched Fátima as a chatbot in 2019. [Aos Fatos](https://www.aosfatos.org/) (“The Facts” in Portuguese) is a Brazilian investigative news outlet that focuses on fact-checking and disinformation.

The NewsRun, a daily newsletter about Pakistan, cuts through the noise of a cluttered media market

Anam Khan first started the NewsRun to help other Pakistanis living abroad keep up with the news, but quickly found that people back home needed her to make sense of what’s happening in the country, too.

How one Mexican magazine adopted inclusive language in Spanish

Chilango wanted to serve people of all gender identities by adopting inclusive, nonbinary language. Adopting inclusive language proved to be a learning experience, but also an editorial and linguistic challenge for the newsroom.

At Rio Games, Mexico Can’t Find Its Olympic Groove

A poor showing in Brazil has fans wondering why their athletes can’t manage more medals than Moldova; a ‘gold medal for excuses.’

How New Lines Magazine built a home for long-form international reporting

New Lines Magazine's mission is to serve audiences that want to read long-form, narrative journalism with all of its complicated, messy, and tangled threads.

Subtext lets journalists build deeper relationships with readers, one text at a time

Subtext launched in 2019 under Alpha Group, the in-house tech and media incubator owned by media company Advance. Mike Donoghue, the co-founder and CEO of Subtext, said it was developed to give people a way to build meaningful relationships with their audiences.

The Dallas Morning News guts its Spanish-language newspaper, Al Día, after 19 years

Al Día [launched](https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/stories/2003/06/23/daily44.html) in 2003 as the first Spanish-language newspaper in Dallas, publishing five days a week with a [circulation](https://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/04/business/media-dallas-fort-worth-papers-fight-it-out-in-spanish.html) of 40,000. Managing editor [Alfredo Carbajal](https://www.linkedin.com/in/alfredo-carbajal-7ba0368/) has led the paper since it started. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram’s [La Estrella](https://www.star-telegram.com/la-estrella/) was once Al Día’s stiffest competition, but [ceased printing its weekly newspaper](https://www.star-telegram.com/la-estrella/article250157640.html) in 2021.

This citizen-run organization is teaching thousands of Indonesians to fact-check

Mafindo has a core team of [nine people](https://www.mafindo.or.id/presidium-2/), with thousands of volunteers across Indonesia helping conduct trainings, fact-check, and get more members of the public connected with the organization’s work.

A year and a half in, The Juggernaut challenges mainstream media’s coverage of South Asians

South Asian community news publications have existed in the United States for decades now. The Juggernaut tries to publish a range of stories — from pieces about anti-blackness to buying Indian mangoes in the West — that will resonate with generations of South Asians.

A different kind of “both sides”: The LA Times’ new section De Los aims to draw Latino readers without the paywall

The “[De Los](https://www.latimes.com/delos)” section's name challenges a phrase in Spanish that many first- and second-generation Latinos are familiar with: “ni de aquí, ni de allá,” which means “from neither here nor there.” “De Los” is short for “de los dos lados,” meaning “from both sides.”

The El País reading club creates community among Spanish-language readers

In November 2022, El País launched its first reading club. In the first five months, the club grew to more than 1,100 members scattered mostly throughout Spain and Latin America.

Here’s how 4 news organizations are building new ways to inform (and comfort) kids about coronavirus

“Grownups, we have our various coping mechanisms and ways of processing this strange new reality. We have our Zoom calls and our alcohol and our memes. The kids don’t have those tools.”

This German news outlet is teaching people about local politics with an in-person game

In the aftermath of a chaotic election, one news publisher in Berlin partnered with a game design agency and public libraries to show the city’s residents there are ways to get involved in politics beyond voting.

One year after India cracked down on Kashmir, The Kashmir Walla turns to membership to survive

Many Kashmiris still prefer physical newspapers. But as the news there changes faster than anyone can keep up, the transition to digital is speeding up, too.

“Everybody’s sense of emotion and devastation is heightened”: How Jewish Currents is covering the Israel-Hamas war

Jewish Currents, a nonprofit digital and quarterly print magazine reporting from a Jewish left lens, has gained more than 1,000 paying subscribers since October 7. The publication is sending out more frequent editions of its newsletters, creating more posts on Instagram, and publishing first-person dispatches from Palestinians in Gaza living through the current violence.

With matrimonial ads and shoutouts, Lokal is finding new revenue in staples of Indian media

Lokal, a location-based community information app in India, experimented with monetizing shoutouts and hyperlocal classified ads. It earned them $60,000 in March.

With Trapital, Dan Runcie found a way to cover the business of hip-hop and make it sustainable

Dan Runcie noticed that hip-hop artists, a majority of whom are Black, weren’t given the same level of coverage, credit, or praise for their business accomplishments in mainstream media. After graduating from business school and working in education technology for a few years, Runcie started Trapital in the spring of 2018.

Why does it take so long to get a doctor's appointment?

I took a deep dive into Texas' physician shortage problem and the solution at work.

Coming to a Hawaii library near you: Honolulu Civil Beat is hosting pop-up newsrooms around the state

Honolulu Civil Beat [announced](https://www.civilbeat.org/2022/10/coming-to-a-library-near-you-pop-up-newsrooms/) that it would host pop-up newsrooms at public libraries across the state, bringing groups of staffers to work work from the libraries. The hope was that it would give Hawaii residents a chance to learn about how Civil Beat works, and let Civil Beat staffers [learn about issues important to communities around the state](https://www.niemanlab.org/2017/09/honolulu-civil-beat-wants-to-use-its-bot-to-deepen-ties-with-readers-and-find-some-new-stories-too/).

“Don’t fight the future”: Taylor Lorenz on news publishers’ (continuing) adjustment to the internet

Taylor Lorenz, who is a columnist at The Washington Post, and I chatted about the role women played in building the internet as we know it, how the news industry covers (and overlooks) major cultural shifts, the loss of Twitter (now X), and why she thinks the internet is our “default reality.”

At Futuro Media, Maria Hinojosa is building a home for authentic Latino storytelling

“Tell the story without the explanatory commas, as if you’re telling to the person you want to be telling the story to.”

Meet the journalist using Instagram broadcasts to make sense of Argentina’s economy

[Sofía Terrile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sofia-terrile/?originalSubdomain=ar), an economics reporter for [TN (Todo Noticias)](https://tn.com.ar/), one of Argentina’s leading news channels, is one journalist using Instagram broadcast channels to share her work, disseminate credible information, and pull back the curtain on her process.

Sahan Journal is using voice-note newsletters to reach Somalis in Minnesota

Sahan Journal developed Tani waa su’aashayda after a year of listening sessions with immigrant, refugee, and non-English-speaking communities across Minnesota.

How a popular Fort Worth bar may be used its dress code to discriminate

Five people told the Star-Telegram that they believe they were barred entrance to the bar, or saw someone denied entrance, because of their race when bouncers used selective enforcement of the dress code.

“These dollars are not reaching BIPOC newsrooms”: Tracie Powell and Meredith Clark on funding inequities and local news

[Dr. Meredith Clark](https://camd.northeastern.edu/faculty/meredith-clark/), [Tracie Powell](https://www.linkedin.com/in/traciepowell/), and I discussed funders and publishers, the challenges of studying funding to BIPOC news outlets, and how they’d distribute $500 million to local news.

After LA Times layoffs, questions about diversity and seniority swirl

Disagreements between the LA Times and its Guild over seniority protections ended in more than 60 journalists of color being laid off.

How Finland’s Helsingin Sanomat has built digital success through “diamonds” in the rough

HS is the only subscription national newspaper in Finland. Here’s how it gets readers to subscribe.

What do sports journalists do when there are no sports to cover?

From high school to the pros, the games that filled sports sections have nearly all been called off. “We don’t have a guidebook on how to cover sports when sports aren’t being played.”

As other U.S. publishers exit the Mexican market, Business Insider is moving in

The New York Times, BuzzFeed, HuffPost, El País, and others have all retrenched from the country in various ways recently. But Business Insider sees potential in reaching younger, upwardly mobile Mexicans.

By making obituaries free to publish, these Ohio news outlets hope to play the long game

On August 1, the news site Richland Source in Ohio made obituaries free to publish on its website, giving its readers affordable and accessible way to grieve their losses.

California State University’s student journalists launched a wire service to share their work with each other. Here’s how they did it.

The wire, run via Substack, helps student reporters share knowledge and reporting.

The Rishta Aunty of Instagram

Ome Khan's live matchmaking show gives people a chance to showcase their best selves. But she doesn't let them go without asking a few tough questions.

Mexico Grapples With a Rise in Killings

Surging homicide levels put heat on President Enrique Peña Nieto, as early success fades.

A Puerto Rican journalist is helping crowdfund independent journalism on the island

9 Millones is a publishing and crowdfunding platform for journalists looking to investigate stories about Puerto Rico.

How 13 news publishers are using WhatsApp Channels

I talked to 13 publishers around the world about how they’re using Channels. They stressed it’s too soon to define an official Channels strategy, especially since WhatsApp doesn’t offer much in the way of metrics. Still, they shared some of what they’re seeing early on.

This J-school is old. Its first-ever diversity and inclusion chair is new.

Nana aba Duncan will be the Carty Chair for Diversity, Inclusion and Journalism at the Carleton University School of Journalism and Communication. It’s a new role at Carleton (whose journalism school, launched in 1945, is the oldest in Canada) and one of just a handful of such positions at journalism schools in North America.

A local WhatsApp newsletter is helping people make the most of a Spanish city

[Pamplonews](https://twitter.com/Pamplo_news) is the only news outlet in Spain and Portugal that operates exclusively on WhatsApp, according to [Iberifier](https://map.iberifier.eu/), a media research and fact-checking organization that tracks news outlets in the Iberian Peninsula.

A new station in Mexico City is making radio for social media — and filling local news gaps

[Radio Chilango](https://radio.chilango.com/), [launched](https://www.chilango.com/agenda/otros/radio-chilango-nueva-estacion-radio-105-3-fm/) on August 28, is the newest wing of [Chilango](https://www.chilango.com/), a news and culture magazine covering Mexico City.

How Netflix Is Driving A Latin American Stand-Up Comedy Boom

With stand-up gaining fans in the region, Netflix released 15 Spanish-language specials in 2018.

Here’s how 13 news outlets are using LinkedIn newsletters

LinkedIn has been experimenting with newsletters as a way for individuals and companies to connect with readers. There are more than 143,000 newsletters on the platform, with over 500 million subscribers. At least 150 news publishers send newsletters out regularly, said [Keren Baruch](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kerenbaruch/), LinkedIn’s director of product.

What types of local news stories should be automated? The Toronto Star is figuring it out

The Toronto Star began using data from the Toronto Police Service to publish stories about break-and-enters across the city, using data from the Toronto Police Service.

“We can’t just cover the same old shit”: How worker-owned Hell Gate is bringing the alt-weekly voice back to New York City

Hell Gate — named after the steel arch bridge over the East River that connects Queens and Randalls and Wards Islands — first started publishing in May 2022. Though NYC has more journalists than anywhere else in the U.S., some feel the five boroughs themselves are under covered.

Apple News too corporate for you? Try this app

OptOut aims to be a daily news app “100% free from corporate media narratives.”

Here’s why The Continent asked its readers if it should accept an advertising deal

Within a week, the survey had 445 responses, with 82% of respondents saying they were in favor of the deal, as long as The Continent maintained its editorial independence.

Meet the first-ever editor for Latino audiences at NPR

Pablo Valdivia spent eight years at BuzzFeed as a staff writer and as the senior Latinx culture editor, helping launch the company’s sub-brand, [Pero Like](https://www.buzzfeed.com/perolike), that creates creative video and social media content for bilingual Latinos in the U.S. Now, he’s focused on bringing NPR’s journalism to Latinos on all platforms, including radio, online, podcasting, and social media.

In Nebraska, a weekly paper is filling its community’s need for news — and booze

If you’re running a news outlet and having a hard time getting your readers to pay for your work, here’s an idea: Turn a back room into a liquor store.

Double major in Journalism and Spanish Language & Literature

The Objective publishes reporting, first-person commentary, and reported essays on how journalism has misrepresented or excluded specific communities in coverage, as well as how newsrooms have treated staff from those communities. As an advisory board member, I offer feedback and advice so the staff can better pursue its mission.

Advisory board member

I mentor two summer interns at local Gannett newspapers. Every week we discuss highs and lows, story ideas, and reporting challenges.

Chips Quinn Scholars Alumni Mentoring Program

I spoke to Professor Barbara Selvin's business of journalism class at Stony Brook University about how journalists are reckoning with old interpretations of objectivity in covering current events. I also discussed how I started my career and gave students advice as they enter the job market.

The changing notions of objectivity

I was a panelist during a discussion on covering race and identity during the Trump era. I shared my experiences covering communities of color and marginalized communities in Fort Worth and Tarrant County, one of the most conservative areas in the country.

Covering Identity in America

On this panel discussion, I talked about how implementing artificial intelligence in newsrooms can impact a news outlet's trust with its communities.

TVMorfosis

I spoke to Katina Paron's journalism class about my job at Nieman Lab, how it fits into the landscape of other news organizations, and my career path that got me to where I am today.

Entering the news industry

I moderated a panel discussion that provided a safe environment for early career journalists to ask questions around career development as an Asian American and Pacific Islander.

Young professional’s guide: Navigating the newsroom as an AAPI minority

I spoke to Professor Wasim Ahmad's Journalism and Diversity class about my career as a woman journalist of color in the news industry and the evolution and challenges of diversity, equity, and inclusion in newsrooms.

Journalism and Diversity

I discussed issues with staffers at Insider Inc. related to race, identity, and racism in U.S. journalism, based on my story from March 2022: https://www.niemanlab.org/2022/03/american-journalisms-racial-reckoning-still-has-lots-of-reckoning-to-do/

Racial reckonings in U.S. newsrooms

I delivered the keynote speech on starting a career in a turbulent news industry at The Next Edition, an annual student journalism conference hosted by the Daily Free Press at Boston University.

On this Redacciones5G podcast, I discussed recent examples of how local news outlets embrace innovation and artificial intelligence, and about how I find stories to report on for Nieman Lab.

Hanaa' Tameez: innovación en medios locales

I spoke to Amanda Bright's class about about the benefits and challenges of working on this beat, particularly when I am part of the media itself.

What it's like covering the media industry in 2021

I appeared on this podcast episode to talk about the developments of artificial intelligence in the news industry and its pros and cons.

Artificial Intelligence and journalism

Edit daily email newsletter Today in Latin America, covering North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Copyedit and fact check email newsletter Foreign Bodies about immigrant and refugee mental health experiences in the United States.

Editor

Guided high school student journalists through pitching, reporting, and writing stories about climate change and environmental concerns in New York City. Edited stories for tone, clarity, and structure. Taught students traditional and social media sourcing methods.

Writing mentor

Edit and produce five daily newsletters for local news outlets The New Tropic, Bridgeliner, The Evergrey, Pulptown and The Incline. Line edit and post web stories and sponsored content to corresponding websites.

Newsletters editor (contract role)

Pitched, reported and wrote original stories in English and Spanish about race, culture and social equity in Tarrant County. Shot, produced and edited original videos for multiple platforms. Managed Electionland project to monitor county voting issues during 2018 midterm election.

Diversity reporter

Taught the university’s first-ever Foundations of Journalism course, in which students receive comprehensive, rigorous grounding in the foundational concepts and underlying practices of journalism, adapted to the modern age. 

Adjunct Lecturer

Report and write stories about business development and innovation in the news media industry. Manage and publish content to Nieman Lab’s social media accounts.

Staff Writer

Selected to work in the Mexico City bureau as inaugural Marie Colvin Fellow. Researched, reported and wrote stories about political and social issues in Mexico. Translated interviews from Spanish to English.