Valeria Fernández

Valeria Fernández is the managing editor of palabra., a multimedia platform that aims to provide an accurate and honest representation of the Latino community by publishing stories from freelance journalists who are members of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ). She is the founder of Altavoz Lab, a mentorship project to strengthen reporters at community outlets to serve Black, Indigenous, immigrant, and other communities of color. Fernández was a professor of journalism at Arizona State University and received a Nieman Visiting Fellowship at Harvard to develop the podcast Comadres al Aire.