Elizabeth Aguilera

Elizabeth Aguilera

Independent Journalist , Zócalo Public Square, CalMatters, and Southern California Public Radio

Study Plan: When Climate Change and Environmental Racism Converge: Who Will be Left Behind?

Elizabeth Aguilera is an independent multimedia journalist focused on environmental health and equity. She is an editor-at-large for Zócalo Public Square and a mentor and editor for Next Gen Radio. She also writes for the Association of Health Care Journalists. Aguilera previously worked at CalMatters, where she covered children/youth and health care and co-hosted a political podcast. She has also worked for Southern California Public Radio, The San Diego Union-Tribune and The Denver Post, covering various beats from urban affairs to immigration to community health. Aguilera co-founded the Migratory Notes newsletter, which analyzed immigration news and was published weekly for four years. She is a Los Angeles native and a graduate of Pepperdine University and the University of Southern California.

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Study Plan: Helping Journalists Mitigate Unconscious Bias in Their Reporting