(Episode 12) - As we begin to wind down 2019, we're pleased to have a chance to sit down with renaissance journalist and  media advocate Claudia Cruz, Director of Internships and Experiential Learning at the Reynolds School of Journalism at the University of Nevada, Reno.

We talk to Claudia about her bicoastal journey working as a community and digital storyteller, the challenge and responsibility of connecting with first-generation Latinx students and the important role non-traditional media is having in keeping local journalism alive. 

And that's just the first half-hour.

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More about Claudia Cruz

Claudia Cruz is the Director of Internships and Experiential Learning at the Reynolds School of Journalism at the University of Nevada, Reno. Prior to that, she worked as a technology reporter for CNET en Español where she covered the industry and corporations like Apple, Alphabet and Facebook in Silicon Valley.  Before that, she was an editor in local news operations like the Mountain View Patch ( which she launched) and El Correo de Queens, as well as a staff writer for Queens Courier and the Manhattan Times.   

Did we mention that she was also a president of the Bay Area chapter of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists with  Master’s degrees in Journalism from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, a JD from The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law and a BA in International Relations and Latin American Studies from Wesleyan University?

Where to her on Social Media 

Twitter: @cruznews Instagram: @cruznews  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iamclaudiacruz