Si bien los jóvenes de Boyle Heights continúan adelante con su compromiso de crear una edición en papel del Pulso de Boyle Heights, invitamos al resto de la comunidad a formar parte de nuestro equipo. Si tiene una historia para contar o le gustaría aprender más sobre cómo hacer periodismo en su comunidad, podemos ayudar.

Estamos buscando colaboradores de la comunidad que compartan noticias y fotografías, escriban artículos de opinión y se encarguen de los blogs y otros medios para nuestros sitios en Internet, boyleheightsbeat.com y pulsodeboyleheights.com (no es necesario tener experiencia””alentamos a presentarse a los hablantes de español).

Para obtener más información, acérquese a tomar un café en nuestra reunión para colaboradores de la comunidad.

My background: I was born in Mexico and raised in Boyle Heights, where I got my start in journalism by launching a community blog. Most recently, I worked at the Los Angeles Times and have spent most of my career covering local news in LA, with a focus on community-centered stories, Latino communities and mentoring emerging writers.

What I do: I lead coverage of Boyle Heights and East LA across all platforms to inform, connect and uplift our community. I spend my days listening, planning, editing and coordinating to make sure our stories reflect the community fairly, while supporting and mentoring my team of reporters and freelancers so they can grow along the way.

Why LA?: It’s home. It’s the sounds of Spanglish and other languages, the smell of tacos and kimchi, the way street art tells stories and how, even though I hate traffic, I love how the freeways can take me to the beach or the mountains on a whim.

The best way to contact me: My email is jessica.perez@boyleheightsbeat.org.

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