PEOPLE: CELESTE GONZÁLEZ DE BUSTAMANTE

Celeste González de Bustamante worked as an anchor, reporter, and producer in commercial and public television for 16 years before joining the Journalism Department. She began her appointment as a full-time member of the faculty in January 2006.

Most recently, González de Bustamante served as political specialist for the nightly newsmagazine Arizona Illustrated and co-anchor of the bilingual newsmagazine Reflexiones Domingo at KUAT-TV, Tucson's PBS affiliate. González de Bustamante reported at the Fox, CBS, and NBC affiliates in the San Francisco Bay Area. She has more than a decade of experience reporting on issues related to the U.S.-Mexico border. In 2003, González de Bustamante was nominated for an Emmy for a series of news reports on the problem of undocumented migration in Arizona. She also has reported on politics, economics, and culture in Mexico and peace-keeping efforts in Eastern Europe.

González de Bustamante's teaching interests include reporting for television news, ethical reporting practices for broadcast journalists, reporting on local issues within a global context, and the history of broadcasting in Latin America.

González de Bustamante received a doctoral degree in history at the University of Arizona after completing her dissertation, "Tele-visiones (tele-visions): The Making of Mexican Television News, 1950-1970" under the advisement of the renowned historian, William H. Beezley.Ê She is one of the only scholars in the United States who has been granted access to Grupo Televisa's (Mexico's largest television network) news archive. Her current research includes news and media analysis in both Mexico and Brazil.

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