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To succeed at creating a “network effect,” partner stations need to integrate collaborations into their newsrooms and rethink their digital strategies.
The grant will support reporting on inequality and marginalization along the U.S.–Mexico border.
As a reporter for the multistation “local journalism center” Fronteras: The Changing America Desk, I am surrounded by borders. I live in Texas, work in New Mexico and regularly report in Mexico. In a 15-minute drive, I can be in a different state or a different country. It’s a tricky but fascinating work environment that’s further complicated by the drug war next door. The toughest but most compelling stories that we cover come from Mexico.