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We are a mentorship program designed to produce collaborative projects to strengthen reporters at community outlets and empower their audiences.
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. 💛 tinyurl.com/NickOzaFello...

#AltavozLab #CommunityJournalism
December 17, 2025 at 12:05 AM
📣 Community journalists!
Join our orientation sessions to learn how to apply for the Altavoz Lab Community Journalist Fellowship 2026.

🔗 Sign up here: altavozlab.com/2026-community-journalist-fellowship/

#CommunityJournalism #AltavozLab #FellowshipOpportunity
December 15, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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: tinyurl.com/NickOzaFello...

#AltavozLab #NickOza #VisualJournalismFellowship
December 12, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Calling all community journalists in the U.S. & Puerto Rico! 🗞️

Applications for the 2026 Altavoz Lab Community Fellowship open Jan 16, 2026. Get ready before the holidays! 🎄

See what you’ll need to apply: tinyurl.com/CommunityFel...

Follow & Subscribe for updates!

#AltavozLab #CommnityFellowship
December 10, 2025 at 10:40 PM
📸 Celebrate story & community on Dec 17!

Honor Nick Oza + support the Altavoz Lab Visual Fellowship. Open mic, testimonials, and more. 💙

Free! RSVP here: tinyurl.com/NickOzaVisua...

#AltavozLab #NickOza #CommunityEvent #OpenMic
December 8, 2025 at 10:53 PM
📬Cerramos 2025 reconociendo a José Luis Castillo
@laesquinatx.bsky.social , 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. altavozlab.com/newsletter/

#Communityjournalism
December 5, 2025 at 11:46 PM
📅 This Giving Tuesday, help us fulfill our mission to strengthen community journalism that empowers audiences and drives meaningful change.

Honor Nick Oza by supporting the Visual Fellowship. Every donation supports our purpose: mentorship, training, and tools. 💌

Give: tinyurl.com/NickOzaFello...
December 2, 2025 at 7:23 PM
📻 3 de diciembre: @valeriafernandez.bsky.social, fundadora de Altavoz Lab, presenta La Hora del Cafecito de @conectaarizona.bsky.social. Anunciará nuestro evento benéfico del 17 de diciembre en honor a Nick Oza, apoyando una Beca Visual para fotoperiodistas emergentes y mediana carrera. #AltavozLab
December 2, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Nick Oza spent decades documenting our communities with care.

This campaign helps new photojournalists continue that work, with mentorship, tools, and stipends that make community journalism possible.

📅 Dec 17
🔗 Donate Now: tinyurl.com/NickOzaVisua...

#AltavozLab #NickOzaVisualFellowship
November 29, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Help honor Pulitzer Prize–winner Nick Oza’s legacy by supporting the Inaugural Nick Oza Visual Fellowship 2026. 💛

Empower a Southwest-based photographer with mentorship + $15K to tell community-rooted stories.
Every donation counts!

DONATE NOW! 📢 rb.gy/57exk2

#AltavozLab #NickOzaFellowship
November 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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: fundrazr.com/NickOza2025?...

#NickOzaFellowship #Photojournalism #CommunityMedia
November 3, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Heading to #MediaFest25 in D.C.? Don’t miss:
“Journalism today and tomorrow: Perspectives and predictions from SPJ’s 2025 Fellows”
🗓️ Fri, Oct 17 | 11AM
📍Grand Hyatt DC – Independence Ballroom 5B
🎙️ Featuring @valeriafernandez.bsky.social, @kattenbarge.bsky.social, Dean Baquet

#SPJ25
October 14, 2025 at 7:38 PM
📚 Behind every fellow is a mentor.
The 2025 #AltavozLab Fellows will be guided by powerhouse journalists:
⭐ Dagmar Thiel
⭐ Mónica Ortiz Uribe
⭐ Ruxandra Guidi
⭐ Tina Vasquez
⭐ Sylvia A. Harvey
⭐ Perla Trevizo

Together, they’ll shape reporting that builds trust in communities.
#CommunityJournalism
September 12, 2025 at 1:04 AM
📰 Meet the English-language cohort of the 2025 Altavoz Lab Community Fellowship!

✨ Leslie Hurtado – Cicero Independiente
✨ Jewél Jackson – @southsideweekly.bsky.social
✨ Nadia Tamez-Robledo – @edsurge.com / Puente News Collaborative

🔗 altavozlab.com
#AltavozLab #LocalNews #CommunityMedia
September 8, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Meet our 2025 Spanish-language #AltavozLab Fellows!

👏 @joselcastillo.bsky.social – La Esquina de Texas
👏 Mónica Pirela – NotiVisión Georgia
👏 Claudia Yaujar-Amaro – @planetavenusonline.bsky.social
👏 @vaquero2xl.bsky.social – 9 Millones

📢 Follow along: altavozlab.com
September 5, 2025 at 4:15 PM
📢 Big news! Meet the 2025 Altavoz Lab Community Fellows 🎉

@planetavenusonline.bsky.social
@joselcastillo.bsky.social
@vaquero2xl.bsky.social
✨ Monica Pirela
✨ Leslie Hurtado
@jmjwrites.bsky.social
✨ Nadia Tamez-Robledo
7 months of community-driven reporting ahead! altavozlab.com
August 26, 2025 at 6:05 PM
¡Nos emociona anunciar que Ruxandra Guidi se une oficialmente a Altavoz Lab como nuestra nueva Gerente de Impacto y participación de becas! 🎉

Mentora fundadora desde nuestros inicios, Ruxandra trae consigo corazón, claridad y un compromiso profundo con el periodismo comunitario.
August 12, 2025 at 2:56 PM
We’re thrilled to welcome Ruxandra Guidi as Altavoz Lab’s new Fellowship Impact & Engagement Manager! 🎉

She’s been with us since the very beginning — a founding mentor who brings heart, clarity, and fierce commitment to community-rooted journalism. 💜

#AltavozLab #JournalismThatServes
August 11, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Altavoz Lab Alum Feature: Valeria María Torres Nieves!

As a fellow, she helped expose the systemic neglect of pregnant students at UPR, and her reporting led to real policy change.

Now at El Nuevo Día and Primera Hora, she’s still holding power to account.

Subscribe: altavozlab.com/newsletter
August 6, 2025 at 6:41 PM
This month, we’re celebrating @maritzafelix.bsky.social , founder of @conectaarizona.bsky.social , for winning the 2025 Courage in Journalism Award! Her fearless reporting continues to uplift Spanish-speaking communities along the U.S.–Mexico border.

Read more here: altavozlab.com/newsletter
August 4, 2025 at 4:27 PM
🚨 DEADLINE EXTENSION! 🚨
The deadline to apply to the Altavoz Lab Community Journalist Fellowship is now July 20 at 11:59 p.m.
🤝 Apply now for mentorship, editorial & engagement support!
Apply now: altavozlab.com/community-jo...
#JournalismSupport #AltavozLab
July 17, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Congratulations to Altavoz Lab CEO and founder, @valeriafernandez.bsky.social, for her recognition as an @spj-posts.bsky.social Fellow of Society. Along with journalists @kattenbarge.bsky.social and Dean Baquet, she received SPJ's highest professional honor.
www.quillmag.com/2025/07/07/2...
July 16, 2025 at 3:05 PM
🚨 FINAL HOURS!
⏳ Deadline to apply for the Altavoz Lab Fellowship is July 18
📰 Up to $8K for your reporting
🤝 Mentorship, editorial & engagement support
Apply now: altavozlab.com/community-jo...
#JournalismSupport #DeadlineReminder
July 15, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Esta beca es para TI.
Para periodistas que:
🗣️ Están arraigados en su comunidad
📰 Cuentan historias ignoradas
🌎 Trabajan en inglés o español
⏳ Postula antes del 18 de julio
🔗 altavozlab.com/beca-para-pe...
#NoticiasLocales #Beca
July 11, 2025 at 7:43 PM
🗓️ Este viernes 11 de julio, únete a este panel de #NAHJ2025 en español para aprender a escribir y presentar un pitch irresistible.
📬 Tips clave para estructurar tu correo, captar atención editorial y lograr esa publicación o producción.
11 de julio, 2:30 pm, Williford B, 3rd Fl
July 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM