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Valeria Fernández

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Phoenix
As seen in: palabra., CNN en Español, Medium, The Guardian, Junior Scholastic Magazine, Slate, Taylor & Francis Online, AL.com, NJ.com, MLive, The Oregonian and
Covers:  Social justice, immigration, environment, people, elections, movements.
Doesn't Cover: Sports.
Mom in chief. Founder & ED @altavoz_lab Find me @valeriafernandez.bsky.social Former managing editor @palabranahj board @INN Coproducer @comadresalaire

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Valeria Fernández’s Biography

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Valeria Fernández is an award-winning filmmaker and versatile journalist. Fernández has covered the U.S.-Mexico borderlands as a correspondent for CNN Spanish and the Associated Press for close to a decade. She’s contributed to Pacific Standard, The Guardian, Al Jazeera, Channel 4, Discovery Channel, PBS, Radio Bilingüe, PRI’s Global Nation and “The World.”
As a fellow for the International Center for Journalists she published stories in 2017 for PRI’s The World, and NPR’s Spanish podcast Radio…

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The Young Hands That Feed Us

The Young Hands That Feed Us

It was the last day of March of 2018, the day before Easter, the season of onions. By mid-morning, 16-year-ol…

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The Mexican government says it will help people who are deported, but they often are left to make...

The Mexican government says it will help people who are deported, but they often are left to make...

Halfway through the flight, the officers took off Omar Blas Olvera's handcuffs. He asked why. They had entere…

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Arizona's 'concentration camp': why was Tent City kept open for 24 years?

Arizona's 'concentration camp': why was Tent City kept open for 24 years?

'Hitler! Hitler!" the prisoners chanted to the TV cameras in protest. It was 4 February 2009. More than 200 L…

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She escaped violence in El Salvador, but there's little time or resources to heal while seeking a...

She escaped violence in El Salvador, but there's little time or resources to heal while seeking a...

Yocelyn's 18-month-old has chickenpox. Her younger brother, who is 21, caught it too. "I take the kids to the…

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An American family finds their way in Mexico after deportation

An American family finds their way in Mexico after deportation

The laundry bags kept falling from the stroller onto the uneven and narrow sidewalk. With her daughter, Sedon…

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The Void - Radio Ambulante

The Void - Radio Ambulante

Reporter Valeria Fernandez took a trip to southern Mexico, the place where, for so many unaccompanied minors,…

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He probado el Peugeot 308 SW PHEV 195, y lo puedo decir: ya es una de las referencias de su segmento

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By Valeria Fernandez, Valeria Fernández Verified
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Le gustó a +68 personas más Publicaciones relacionadas El 2008 de Peugeot supera el millón de unidades fabricadas en España 51 · David Cano · hace 1 meses · Peugeot Peugeot presenta un adelanto de sus próximos buques insignia, los 608 y 8008 se fabricarán en China para todo el mundo 86 · Elena Vázquez · hace 1 meses · Peugeot Peugeot presenta en Pekín los concept 6 y 8 como anticipo de sus producciones en China 10 · Rafael Domínguez · hace 1 meses · Peugeot Peugeot perfila su nuevo salto en...
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Carlos Sainz, piloto de Williams, sobre el posible cambio de motores: “Sigue sin ser suficiente”

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By Valeria Fernandez, Valeria Fernández Verified
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Publicaciones relacionadas El 80% de los motores que se rompen empezaron así: mecánico señala el error que más conductores cometen con su coche 90 · Carla Muñoz · hace 2 meses El Mini del siglo XXI ya ha cumplido 25 años: el primer urbano premium sigue manteniendo su reinado sin ningún rival que le haya hecho sombra 95 · Valeria Ramos · hace 7 horas · MINI Pasó de ser un coche de lujo a un 'esqueleto': tras este quirúrgico robo, un Porsche quedó hasta sin motor y totalmente desmantelado 18 ·...
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Nicolas Lunven es el líder rumbo a Vigo

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Le gustó a +22 personas más Publicaciones relacionadas El pick-up de Santana, ya en fotos, también es diésel 48 · Mateo Lozano · hace 6 meses · Citroën De mal en peor para Aston Martin: susto para el Mercedes F1 de Andrea Kimi Antonelli y Ferrari sigue líder 47 · Marta López · hace 2 meses · Aston Martin · Mercedes · Ferrari El todoterreno de Nissan que añoramos en España...
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What was your first job as a journalist?

I started my career as a general assignment reporter for La Voz, a weekly newspaper out of Phoenix, Arizona. Before that I did book reviews.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes. But before I did my mother used to typewrite the fiction stories I wrote by hand in a notebook.

How is social media changing news?

People are empowered to document abuse when it happens.

Awards

Mosaic Award

2018 - Long-form Journalism

The prize recognizes journalism’s critical ability to foster greater understanding and empathy, and aims to recognize and empower freelance journalists with an unrestricted cash award of $100,000. The prize is intended to call attention to the recipients’ great promise, and to give them the freedom to continue their work.

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