KSDK reporter Justina Coronel has been named the president of the newly shaped St. Louis chapter of the Nationwide Affiliation of Hispanic Journalists.
“Latino tales are St. Louis tales,” Coronel mentioned. “Our aim is to not solely empower Latino journalists within the area, but in addition to be sure that newsrooms replicate the total variety and complexity of our neighborhood.”
The St. Louis NBC affiliate mentioned Coronel helped launch the brand new chapter of the bigger nationwide group, which was based in 1984. The NAHJ mentioned its goal is to extend the presence of Latino journalists in newsrooms, enhance illustration of Latinos in media and advance Latino journalists in all areas of the career.
Coronel has been a reporter at KSDK since April 2019.
The St. Louis NAHJ additionally elected St. Louis Public Radio’s Brian Munoz as vp, KMOV reporter Avery Martinez as secretary and Purple Latina writer Cecilia Velazquez as treasurer.
NAHJ has greater than 4,000 members nationwide and a community of 23 skilled chapters and 28 scholar chapters.
