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Interview with Jonathan Clark

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Title

Interview with Jonathan Clark

Description

Clark, managing editor for the Nogales International News, discusses the role of social media in border news reporting. He also gives advice to journalists interested in covering border issues, including that they ought to have the language skills, to leave behind preconceived notions of what stories they expect to find, and to invest time to get a feel for this very complex area. Clark talks about collaboration with Mexican reporter César Barrón, and about other challenges faced by border journalism.

Clark, director editorial con el diario Nogales Internacional, habla del papel que juegan las redes sociales en el reportaje de noticias fronterizas. Él también aconseja, a los reporteros interesados en cubrir noticias fronterizas, sobre la necesidad de dominar el español, de abandonar nociones preconcebidas sobre el tipo de historias que esperan encontrar en el area, y de la importancia de invertir tiempo para conocer esta comunidad compleja. Clark habla de su colaboración con el reportero mexicano César Barrón, y de los retos que enfrenta el periodismo fronterizo.

Creator

Clark, Jonathan

Source

Celeste Gonzalez de Bustamante and Jeannine E. Relly Oral History Collection (MS 533)

Date

2014-08-19

Relation

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Transcribed interview with Jonathan Clark

Format

mp3

Language

English

Type

Sound

Coverage

Nogales, Sonora

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Original Format

mp3

Duration

0:16:33

Citation

Clark, Jonathan , “Interview with Jonathan Clark,” Special Collections Online Exhibits, accessed April 25, 2024, https://speccoll.library.arizona.edu/online-exhibits/items/show/244.