Alejandra Molina
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Alejandra Molina is a former reporter with the Latino Initiatives team at the Los Angeles Times. Before joining The Times in 2023, she was a national reporter for the independent and nonprofit Religion News Service as part of a global religion journalism initiative with the Associated Press and the Conversation. There, she covered Latinos and spirituality. She has worked for newsrooms under the Southern California News Group, covering city, immigration and breaking news beats. She grew up in the L.A. region, including El Monte and Pomona. A graduate of the University of La Verne, she mentors youth journalists at Boyle Heights Beat.
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The survey — conducted by the National Assn. of Hispanic Journalists between 2021 and 2023 and published Wednesday — reveals that 60% of investigative news reporters are white.
Dec. 28, 2023
The Christmas holiday highlights the similarities between Filipinos and Latinos communities in the United States
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On Tuesday, Netflix released its first biannual engagement report, detailing the number of hours a program was viewed in the first six months of the year. Six of the top 25 featured a Latino lead or co-lead.
Dec. 13, 2023