Joanna Jacobo

Joanna Jacobo Rivera is the Southwest Editor at CALÓ News, an independently-run, Latine-led newsroom covering California and Arizona. Its parent organization, the Latino Media Collaborative, works with newsrooms, funders and legislators across the U.S. to strengthen the Latine media landscape. Joanna's work focuses on representing marginalized and historically underrepresented communities, particularly Latine and immigrant communities, by developing projects that help newsroom staff build trust in the neighborhoods where they work and live. 

She previously worked at La Voz Arizona and The Arizona Republic, La Opinión and Excélsior California, and as a bilingual journalism professor at Fullerton College. She has an MA in social innovation from the University of San Diego, and a BA in print journalism from Cal State Northridge.