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Altavoz Lab @altavozlab.bsky.social · 26d

📚 Behind every fellow is a mentor.
The 2025 #AltavozLab Fellows will be guided by powerhouse journalists:
⭐ Dagmar Thiel
⭐ Mónica Ortiz Uribe
⭐ Ruxandra Guidi
⭐ Tina Vasquez
⭐ Sylvia A. Harvey
⭐ Perla Trevizo

Together, they’ll shape reporting that builds trust in communities.
#CommunityJournalism

Altavoz Lab @altavozlab.bsky.social · Sep 8

📰 Meet the English-language cohort of the 2025 Altavoz Lab Community Fellowship!

✨ Leslie Hurtado – Cicero Independiente
✨ Jewél Jackson – @southsideweekly.bsky.social
✨ Nadia Tamez-Robledo – @edsurge.com / Puente News Collaborative

🔗 altavozlab.com
#AltavozLab #LocalNews #CommunityMedia

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Altavoz Lab @altavozlab.bsky.social · Sep 5

Meet our 2025 Spanish-language #AltavozLab Fellows!

👏 @joselcastillo.bsky.social – La Esquina de Texas
👏 Mónica Pirela – NotiVisión Georgia
👏 Claudia Yaujar-Amaro – @planetavenusonline.bsky.social
👏 @vaquero2xl.bsky.social – 9 Millones

📢 Follow along: altavozlab.com

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Altavoz Lab @altavozlab.bsky.social · Aug 26

📢 Big news! Meet the 2025 Altavoz Lab Community Fellows 🎉

✨ @planetavenusonline.bsky.social
✨ @joselcastillo.bsky.social ‬
✨ @vaquero2xl.bsky.social
✨ Monica Pirela
✨ Leslie Hurtado
✨ @jmjwrites.bsky.social
✨ Nadia Tamez-Robledo
7 months of community-driven reporting ahead! altavozlab.com

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Altavoz Lab @altavozlab.bsky.social · Aug 12

¡Nos emociona anunciar que Ruxandra Guidi se une oficialmente a Altavoz Lab como nuestra nueva Gerente de Impacto y participación de becas! 🎉

Mentora fundadora desde nuestros inicios, Ruxandra trae consigo corazón, claridad y un compromiso profundo con el periodismo comunitario.

Altavoz Lab @altavozlab.bsky.social · Aug 11

We’re thrilled to welcome Ruxandra Guidi as Altavoz Lab’s new Fellowship Impact & Engagement Manager! 🎉

She’s been with us since the very beginning — a founding mentor who brings heart, clarity, and fierce commitment to community-rooted journalism. 💜

#AltavozLab #JournalismThatServes

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Altavoz Lab @altavozlab.bsky.social · Aug 6

Altavoz Lab Alum Feature: Valeria María Torres Nieves!

As a fellow, she helped expose the systemic neglect of pregnant students at UPR, and her reporting led to real policy change.

Now at El Nuevo Día and Primera Hora, she’s still holding power to account.

Subscribe: altavozlab.com/newsletter

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Altavoz Lab @altavozlab.bsky.social · Aug 4

This month, we’re celebrating @maritzafelix.bsky.social , founder of @conectaarizona.bsky.social , for winning the 2025 Courage in Journalism Award! Her fearless reporting continues to uplift Spanish-speaking communities along the U.S.–Mexico border.

Read more here: altavozlab.com/newsletter

Altavoz Lab @altavozlab.bsky.social · Jul 31

Photography is the gift to future generations. Nick's images captured the story of many underrepresented communities in Arizona and the border. At Altavoz Lab we're creating a documentary photo fellowship to honor his legacy. DONATE today. fundrazr.com/ozafellowshi...

Help us Create the Nick Oza Visual Fellowship

Visual storytelling is a gift to future generations. Pulitzer Prize winner Nick Oza told Arizona’s immigrant stories with heart. Help keep his legacy alive and support an Altavoz Lab fellowship for co...

fundrazr.com

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Altavoz Lab @altavozlab.bsky.social · Jul 17

🚨 DEADLINE EXTENSION! 🚨
The deadline to apply to the Altavoz Lab Community Journalist Fellowship is now July 20 at 11:59 p.m.
🤝 Apply now for mentorship, editorial & engagement support!
Apply now: altavozlab.com/community-jo...
#JournalismSupport #AltavozLab

Altavoz Lab @altavozlab.bsky.social · Jul 16

Congratulations to Altavoz Lab CEO and founder, @valeriafernandez.bsky.social, for her recognition as an @spj-posts.bsky.social Fellow of Society. Along with journalists @kattenbarge.bsky.social and Dean Baquet, she received SPJ's highest professional honor.
www.quillmag.com/2025/07/07/2...

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Altavoz Lab @altavozlab.bsky.social · Jul 15

🚨 FINAL HOURS!
⏳ Deadline to apply for the Altavoz Lab Fellowship is July 18
📰 Up to $8K for your reporting
🤝 Mentorship, editorial & engagement support
Apply now: altavozlab.com/community-jo...
#JournalismSupport #DeadlineReminder

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Altavoz Lab @altavozlab.bsky.social · Jul 11

Esta beca es para TI.
Para periodistas que:
🗣️ Están arraigados en su comunidad
📰 Cuentan historias ignoradas
🌎 Trabajan en inglés o español
⏳ Postula antes del 18 de julio
🔗 altavozlab.com/beca-para-pe...
#NoticiasLocales #Beca

Altavoz Lab @altavozlab.bsky.social · Jul 10

🗓️ Este viernes 11 de julio, únete a este panel de #NAHJ2025 en español para aprender a escribir y presentar un pitch irresistible.
📬 Tips clave para estructurar tu correo, captar atención editorial y lograr esa publicación o producción.
11 de julio, 2:30 pm, Williford B, 3rd Fl

Altavoz Lab @altavozlab.bsky.social · Jul 9

This fellowship exists for YOU.
We built it for journalists who are:
🗣️ Rooted in their communities
📰 Telling overlooked stories
🌎 Working in English or Spanish in the U.S. or Puerto Rico
⏳ Deadline: July 18
🔗 Apply now: altavozlab.com/community-jo...
#LocalNews #FellowshipOpportunity

Altavoz Lab @altavozlab.bsky.social · Jul 8

💌 The July issue of En Voz Alta is live!
This month, we’re standing up for immigrant journalists and press freedom after the arrest of Mario Guevara while covering protests in Georgia
✨ Subscribe now → altavozlab.com/newsletter
#EnVozAlta #PressFreedom #MarioGuevara #AltavozLab

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Altavoz Lab @altavozlab.bsky.social · Jul 7

💸 Freelance smarter, not harder! 🧾
Join our powerhouse panel on how to set your rates and negotiate with confidence.

🎙️ Featuring:
Alma Campos
Zaydee Sanchez
Katherine Reynolds Lewis
🎤 Mod: Valeria Fernández

📅 Wed, July 9 | 11 AM
📍 Willford B, Hilton Hotel, Chicago

#freelance #NAHJ25 #journalism

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Altavoz Lab @altavozlab.bsky.social · Jul 3

🚨 ¡Convocatoria abierta!
Altavoz Lab ofrece hasta $8K + mentoría para periodistas que trabajan en y para comunidades subrepresentadas.
🌎 Inglés o español
📍 Frontera, EE.UU., Puerto Rico
⏳ Cierra: 18 de julio
🔗 altavozlab.com/beca-para-pe...
#Periodismo #Beca

Altavoz Lab @altavozlab.bsky.social · Jul 2

Thinking of applying to the Altavoz Lab Fellowship?
Here’s what you get:
💰 Up to $8K
🤝 Mentorship
📣 Engagement support
🗓 Deadline: July 18
Details: altavozlab.com/community-jo...
#LocalNews #Fellowship #Immigrantcommunities

Altavoz Lab @altavozlab.bsky.social · Jun 30

Únete a este entrenamiento gratuito (en español) sobre libertad de prensa, seguridad y cómo tu estatus migratorio puede cruzarse con tus derechos como periodista.
Fecha: 21 de julio
Hora: 12 pm a 1:30 pm PT / 3 pm a 4:30 pm ET
Modalidad: En línea
🔗 events.teams.microsoft.com/event/c6c29f...

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Altavoz Lab @altavozlab.bsky.social · Jun 27

¿Estás pensando en postular a la beca de Altavoz Lab?
Esto es lo que incluye:
💰 Hasta $8K
🤝 Mentoría
📣 Apoyo en participación
🗓 Cierre: 18 de julio
Info: altavozlab.com/beca-para-pe...
#PeriodismoLatino #Beca

Altavoz Lab @altavozlab.bsky.social · Jun 26

Stay in the loop with the stories, resources, and opportunities that matter. From safety tools to inspiring journalism from our fellows, our newsletter delivers it all, right to your inbox.

💡 Don’t miss out. altavozlab.com/newsletter/

#Journalism #Media #Press #Newsletter

Altavoz Lab @altavozlab.bsky.social · Jun 25

🚨 Applications open!
Altavoz Lab is offering up to $8K + mentoring for journalists reporting in/for underrepresented communities.
🌎 English or Spanish
📍 U.S. and Puerto Rico
⏳ Deadline: July 18
🔗 altavozlab.com/community-jo...
#JournalismFellowship

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Altavoz Lab @altavozlab.bsky.social · Jun 18

How are newsrooms centering immigrant audiences in this moment? Join veteran leaders at #NAHJ25 for a conversation on:
🔗Building trust and non-extractive relationships
✍️Concrete strategies for community-first reporting
📢Collaborative partnerships and service journalism methods

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Altavoz Lab @altavozlab.bsky.social · Jun 3

Join us for a virtual orientation to ask questions on June 20 at 11 am PT/2 pm ET.
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

No te pierdas de nuestra orientación virtual en español el 19 de junio a las 10 am PT/1 pm ET. Regístrate aquí: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...