As the first Latina reporter in numerous newsrooms, Maria Hinojosa envisioned a place where she could produce independent multimedia journalism that examines and critically examines the diversity of the American experience. To that aim, she founded Futuro Media, an independent nonprofit company with headquarters in Harlem, New York City, whose goal is to produce multimedia material about and for the new American mainstream in order to equip individuals to deal with the challenges of a world that is becoming more and more connected and diverse.
As the co-host of Futuro Media's new political podcast, In The Thick, and the anchor and executive producer of the Peabody Award-winning NPR program Latino USA, Hinojosa has educated millions of listeners on how America's political and cultural landscape is evolving.
Hinojosa has written hundreds of significant articles, ranging from tales of poverty in Alabama to the impact of the oil boom on Native Americans in North Dakota to the tight immigration laws in Fremont, Nebraska. Hinojosa was one of the first reporters on youth violence in urban communities nationwide while working as an NPR correspondent. In her eight years covering urban affairs for CNN, Hinojosa frequently transported viewers inside neighborhoods that were rarely seen on TV. Hinojosa is currently employed at Futuro Media, where she mentors the upcoming generation of diverse journalists to explore real and complex issues that have an impact on local communities while continuing to draw attention to experiences and points of view that are frequently ignored or underreported in mainstream media..

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