INDIEGRAF WEBINARS
Building News Channels to Fight Misinformation and Support Hispanic Communities
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In a time when misinformation spreads rapidly and local journalism faces unprecedented challenges, innovative solutions are more crucial than ever.
We’re happy to invite you to this webinar featuring Maritza L. Félix, the founder of Conecta Arizona, as she shares her journey and strategies for supporting Hispanic communities through media innovation.
About the event
Maritza L. Félix shared how she built Conecta Arizona — a Spanish-language news service that connects communities along the U.S.-Mexico border. What began as a WhatsApp group during the pandemic has grown into a multi-platform news organization, reaching audiences through social media, newsletters, WhatsApp, and podcasts.
You will get takeaways on:
- Building trusted channels: How to create accessible, community-driven media platforms that reach underserved audiences.
- Fighting misinformation and reclaiming narratives: Strategies to identify, debunk, and prevent the spread of false information while restoring accurate and authentic community stories.
- Local journalism today: Exploring the challenges and opportunities for journalists in the current political and media landscape.
- Empowering BIPOC publishers: Lessons, tools, and resources to enhance impact, ensure safety and promote sustainability.
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Meet the speaker
Maritza L. Félix is an award-winning independent journalist, producer, and writer in Arizona. She founded Conecta Arizona, a Spanish-language news service, and created the podcast Cruzando Líneas. She is also a co-producer and co-host of Comadres al Aire.
In 2022, she was named Innovator of the Year by the Local Media Association and received the Cecilia Vaisman Award as the best Hispanic multimedia journalist from Northwestern University and NAHJ.
A senior fellow of the JSK Community Impact Fellowship at Stanford, Félix is also a graduate of the Executive Program in News Innovation at CUNY. She has received fellowships from The Carter Center, EWA, Feet in 2 Worlds, IWMF’s “Adelante,” and Listening Post Collective.
In 2020, she was named one of Take The Lead’s “50 Women Can Change the World in Journalism.” Félix has been named “Best Spanish-language Journalist in Arizona” twice and one of the “40 Hispanic Personalities Under 40 in Arizona”.
