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Fernando Alfonso III’s Biography

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Fernando Alfonso III is a breaking news reporter for CNN digital who also writes features and about internet trends.

Before joining CNN, Alfonso spent the past decade working at newspapers and online news organizations around the country. He recently worked for Forbes, the Houston Chronicle, and the Lexington Herald-Leader. While at the Chronicle, he was part of the team that was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in breaking news for its Hurricane Harvey coverage.

In Kentucky, Alfonso covered A…

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'Murder Kroger' has long lived in Atlanta lore. A major rehab may finally put the painful nicknam...

'Murder Kroger' has long lived in Atlanta lore. A major rehab may finally put the painful nicknam...

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Are Birds Actually Government-Issued Drones? So Says a New Conspiracy Theory Making Waves (and Mo...

Are Birds Actually Government-Issued Drones? So Says a New Conspiracy Theory Making Waves (and Mo...

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Skull found near garbage dump identified as missing Houston woman

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I reported on 4chan-and all I got was this lousy pizza

I reported on 4chan-and all I got was this lousy pizza

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Mr. GIF-bringing back the GIF with style and charisma

Mr. GIF-bringing back the GIF with style and charisma

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The animated history of the GIF

The animated history of the GIF

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The New York Times: National welcomes its first Texas Culture reporter

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By Nestor Ramos Verified, Fernando Alfonso III Verified
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Sasha von Oldershausen has ridden shotgun with the only hospice nurse in a Texas county bigger than Connecticut. She’s watched a Texas film crew pour chocolate syrup all over an actor’s head to stage the moment of striking oil. She knows it takes Amtrak’s Sunset Limited the better part of 24 hours to cross the vast expanse of Texas — she’s ridden it, in the sleeper car.
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The New York Times: Jesus Jiménez joins National’s Texas hub - Editor and Publisher

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By Nestor Ramos Verified, Fernando Alfonso III Verified
| Editor & Publisher Verified
Few reporters on our staff know Texas as instinctively as Jesus Jiménez. As a reporter at his hometown paper, The Dallas Morning News, he covered the biggest breaking news stories in the city, like the brutal 2021 winter storm that left hundreds dead around the region. Now, as The Times expands its ambitions in Texas, Jesus will return to Dallas to cover the city where he grew up.
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The New York Times: National welcomes Texas politics correspondent - Editor and Publisher

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By Nestor Ramos Verified, Fernando Alfonso III Verified, David Goodman
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Posted Friday, January 23, 2026 10:54 am Texas politics generates no shortage of drama, with its big personalities, hot button issues and the intersection of money and power. Now, as The Times expands its coverage of Texas — and amid two hotly contested Senate primaries — we’re excited to announce that Lauren McGaughy will be our first Texas politics correspondent.
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