2023 Student Project Team

The National Association of Hispanic Journalists is proud to announce the 2023 Student Project Team 

Aisha Baiocchi
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Senior)
Ammy Sanchez
Florida International University (Junior)
Anthony Bautista
California State University, Fullerton (Senior)
Dani Cazares
The University of Arizona (Junior)
Evelyn Mejia
University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Junior)
Fabianna Rincon
American University (Sophomore)
Gisselle Medina
UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism (Junior)
Glendalys Valdes
University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee (Senior)
Harvey Cabassa
University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo (Sophomore)
Laura De la Garza Garcia
California State University-Sacramento (Junior)
Itzel Giron
University of Texas at El Paso (Senior)
Xiomara Villarreal-Gerardo
San Diego State University (Senior)

2023 Student Project Mentors

Mentor Carlos Avila Gonzalez
Carlos Avila Gonzalez
Photojournalist, San Francisco Chronicle
Jason Gonzales
Higher Education Reporter, Chalkbeat Colorado
Liliana Soto
Professor/MMJ, University of Arizona School of Journalism
Marissa Lang
Housing & Gentrification Reporter, The Washington Post
Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
Texas Capitol Reporter, The Texas Newsroom/NPR
Nicole Acevedo
Journalist, NBC News Digital
Perla Trevizo
Investigative Reporter, ProPublica - Texas Tribune
Rafael Carranza
Immigration Reporter, Arizona Central/USA Today
About the Student Project:

College students will work on improving their skills in a newsroom setting during the national convention in Miami, FL. Under the guidance of professional mentors, students will write, report, shoot and edit video, shoot photos, and cover events on social media to help prepare them to compete in a challenging media market. NAHJ students will produce stories on the national convention and on the Latinx community for the Latino Reporter Digital, the website dedicated to the Student Project. NAHJ covers the students’ travel, convention registration, hotel, and meals for the convention.

In the spring, students will take part in a virtual boot camp, led by the mentors, to prepare for the newsroom work. They will also submit pitches for stories they’d like to cover.

The week-long newsroom will be held at the NAHJ 2023 International Training Convention & Expo at the InterContinental Miami Hotel in Miami, Fl from July 12–15, 2023.

The Student Project experience has helped students obtain internships and many alumni have gone on to work in some of the top media outlets in the country.

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