Valeria Fernandez

Mom in chief. Founder & ED @altavoz_lab Find me @valeriafernandez.bsky.social Former managing editor @palabranahj board @INN Coproducer @comadresalaire

[Valeria Fernandez @valfernandez]

Learn more about photojournalist @nickoza1 in this article from artists, photographers and journalists in Arizona. This is why we are fundraising to create a fellowship in his honor @Altavoz_Lab. Donate link in comments. https://t.co/wIdit8V4wq

[Altavoz Lab @Altavoz_Lab]

“Nick was celebrated for his stunning way of seeing the world and his intimate access with everyday people.” — James Gregg

Support the Altavoz Lab Nick Oza Visual Fellowship: https://t.co/2K2McdRRg0

Thanks to @azcentral for helping honor Nick's legacy through his photography.

[Valeria Fernandez @valfernandez]

If you knew Nick you know he was one of a kind. Please consider supporting a fellowship created in this honor.

[Altavoz Lab @Altavoz_Lab]

Nick Oza's legacy lives on through the journalists he inspired. Help make the Nick Oza Visual Fellowship permanent.

Special thanks to @azcentral for supporting this campaign and honoring Nick's legacy.

Donate: https://t.co/EO9fRC5oz4

#AltavozLab #NickOza

[Valeria Fernandez @valfernandez]

I look forward to collaborating with Luis! #CommunityJournalism #español

[Altavoz Lab @Altavoz_Lab]

Meet our 2026 Altavoz Lab Fellow Luis De León, from Louisville, KY. reporting for @Laesquinaky

Luis is a journalist exploring Latino communities & migration.

🎥 Watch his intro video.

Luis is mentored by José Luis Castillos, founder of @LaEsquinatx, & alumni of Altavoz Lab.

[Valeria Fernandez @valfernandez]

So impressed by our new cohort of community journalist at @Altavoz_Lab.

[Altavoz Lab @Altavoz_Lab]

📢 Big news! 80+ applications → meet our 2026 Community Journalist Fellows reporting across the U.S. & borderlands.

📢 ¡Grandes noticias! Más de 80 solicitudes → conoce a la nueva generación de periodistas comunitarios con impacto local.

🔗 https://t.co/I1MUEjPoor 💛

[Altavoz Lab @Altavoz_Lab]

🚨 Fecha límite: 19 feb, 11:59 PM PT
Hasta $8K + $3K

Aplica: https://t.co/criRPCiUVD

🚨 Deadline Extended: Feb 19, 11:59 PM PT Up to $8K + $3K engagement

Apply: https://t.co/FH5eVuQiBl

#AltavozLab #CommunityJournalism #BecaPeriodismo #AplicaAhora

[Valeria Fernandez @valfernandez]

Join our orientation on Thursday for more info. Deadline to apply is Feb. 23. Don’t wait!

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📸✨ Curious about the Nick Oza Visual Fellowship? Join our bilingual info session Jan 22 to learn how to apply!

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📸✨ ¿Interesadx en la Beca Visual Nick Oza? ¡Únete a nuestra sesión bilingüe el 22 de enero y aprende cómo postular!

📝 Registration: https://t.co/L5IQbKJZUK

[Altavoz Lab @Altavoz_Lab]

✨ Periodistas arraigadxs a sus comunidades: postulen a la beca de 7 meses de Altavoz Lab. Becas de $3.000–$8.000, mentoría (español e inglés), talleres y apoyo editorial y de audiencia.

👉 Más info y postulación: https://t.co/criRPCin65

#AltavozLab #BecaComunitaria

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TOMORROW IS THE DAY! 🎤

Nick Oza’s Open Mic | 5–9 PM (MT)
📍 North Mountain Brewing Co.
522 E Dunlap Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85020

Poetry, music, stories & community.

Can’t make it? Donate to support the 2026 Nick Oza Visual Fellowship: https://t.co/MjRei3XLvN

#AltavozLab

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📣 Community journalists!
Join our orientation sessions to learn how to apply for the Altavoz Lab Community Journalist Fellowship 2026.

🔗Sign up here: https://t.co/5ryZh0RgmE

#CommunityJournalism #AltavozLab

[Altavoz Lab @Altavoz_Lab]

Meet Nick Oza — a storyteller whose lens captured humanity and truth.

Join us Dec 17 at North Mountain Brewery to honor his legacy & support the Nick Oza Visual Fellowship.

Can’t attend? Donate here: https://t.co/MjRei3XdGf

#NickOza #AltavozLab

[Altavoz Lab @Altavoz_Lab]

Honor Nick Oza & support the Altavoz Lab Nick Oza Visual Fellowship.

📷 Open mic, community stories and more.

Free & open to all – RSVP here: https://t.co/FrPnFgxGkT

#NickOza #AltavozLab #CommunityEvent

[Valeria Fernandez @valfernandez]

Un ejemplo de un medio en español haciendo un gran trabajo de investigación por su comunidad. Si quieren saber más de @Altavoz_Lab y de las becas que ofrecemos en Estados Unidos visiten nuestra página: https://t.co/czQSngAKi6

[Altavoz Lab @Altavoz_Lab]

📬Cerramos 2025 reconociendo a José Luis Castillo
@LaEsquinatx , becario de @Altavoz_Lab , por un año contando las historias que sostienen a nuestras comunidades.

Suscríbete a nuestro boletín y entérate de nuestras nuevas becas. https://t.co/vykZapimaA

#Communityjournalism

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📢 Este 3 de diciembre, @valfernandez, nuestra fundadora, será anfitriona de La Hora del Cafecito de @ConectaArizona, y anunciará nuestro evento del 17 de diciembre en honor a Nick Oza y la Beca Visual para fotoperiodistas emergentes y de mediana carrera. 📻 ¡Anótalo!#AltavozLab

[Altavoz Lab @Altavoz_Lab]

Honoring Nick Oza’s legacy by funding the next generation of community photojournalists. Every dollar supports mentorship, training, tools & stipends.

📅 Dec 17
🔗 DONATE https://t.co/fwoXdtJB23

#NickOzaFellowship #AltavozLab

[Altavoz Lab @Altavoz_Lab]

We’re launching the Nick Oza Visual Fellowship to honor a photojournalist who taught us that empathy is the lens. Help us support community storytellers across the Southwest. 💛

📸 Donate or learn more: https://t.co/FeLLlOyu6f

#NickOzaFellowship #Photojournalism #CommunityMedia

[Valeria Fernandez @valfernandez]

@The_IIJ @Altavoz_Lab @spj_tweets Thank you @The_IJJ

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📚 Behind every fellow is a mentor.
The 2025 #AltavozLab Fellows will be guided by powerhouse journalists:
⭐ Dagmar Thiel
⭐ @MOrtizUribe
⭐ Ruxandra Guidi
⭐ @TheTinaVasquez
⭐ @Ms_SAH
⭐ @Perla_Trevizo
Together, they’ll shape reporting that builds trust in communities.

[ALMA @azlatinomedia]

A Latino voice that shaped Arizona. 🕊️ Frank Camacho. His decades-long career broke barriers and uplifted countless stories—especially those of everyday Arizonans.

The Arizona Latino Media Association extends condolences to Frank's family and friends.

[Valeria Fernandez @valfernandez]

I’m so, so excited to announce our new cohort of fellows working closely with their communities and producing journalism for them! Follow @Altavoz_Lab to stay on the loop of what’s coming!

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📢 Big news! Meet the 2025 Altavoz Lab Community Fellows 🎉

✨ Claudia Yaujar Amaro
✨ José Luis Castillo
✨ Carlos Berríos Polanco
✨ Monica Pirela
✨ Leslie Hurtado
✨ Jewél Jackson
✨ Nadia Tamez-Robledo
7 months of community-driven reporting ahead! https://t.co/I1MUEjOQyT

[Valeria Fernandez @valfernandez]

Thank you so much @azlatinomedia and @spjphx for this celebration. It was a chance to also pay homage to my first editor in Phoenix, Marco Arreortua, and my fairy-godmother of freelancing, Terry Greene Sterling. Thank you to everyone who has mentored me.

[ALMA @azlatinomedia]

A snapshot of an impactful night with @valfernandez. She reminded us "we have to be that memory," when telling stories that matter. "Follow the story. Follow it when everyone has forgotten it."

Thank you to everyone who joined ALMA and @spjphx for this special event.