LOCAL NEWSROOMS MATTER. I have a lot of feelings today as I'm seeing both @LATACO and @KnockDotLA facing uncertain futures. These publications have made room for me to focus on areas like East LA and write about queer and immigrant communities as the centerpiece––not a footnote.
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When young journalists start out they're learning to cut their teeth at the smaller shops. @LATACO was the first place to ever commission my freelance work when I was still new to photojournalism. After I wrote about the Queer Mercado, LAist and the LA Times followed suit.