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Interview with Curtis Prendergast

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Title

Interview with Curtis Prendergast

Description

Reporter with the Nogales International news and UA Alumni, Curtis Prendergast, discusses the challenges in reporting from both sides of the border. Calling Nogales a "sweet spot" since instances of extreme violence are less of an issue there. Prendergast also describes the advantages of using social media to stay in touch with sources and the differences in the way female journalists are treated. He also discusses the need to rely on reporters who live in the area instead of correspondents who are not able to give an accurate account of events and who often present misleading accounts about life on the border.

Reportero con el diario Nogales Internacional y egresado de la Universidad de Arizona, Prendergast habla de los obstáculos para el reportaje de noticias en ambos lados de la frontera. Describiendo a Nogales como una "zona óptima" debido a que casos de violencia extrema son raros en la región, Prendergast habla de lo útiles que son las redes sociales para mantenerse en contacto con informantes y sobre el trato diferente que reciben las mujeres periodistas. Tambien destaca el tema sobre la necesidad de depender en reporteros locales en vez de corresponsales ya que estos últimos tienden a dar reportajes erróneos respecto a la situación en la región fronteriza.

Creator

Prendergast, Curtis

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 Curtis Prendergast

Format

mp3

Language

English

Type

Sound

Coverage

Nogales, Sonora

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Original Format

mp3

Duration

0:22:29

Citation

Prendergast, Curtis , “Interview with Curtis Prendergast,” Special Collections Online Exhibits, accessed April 16, 2024, https://speccoll.library.arizona.edu/online-exhibits/items/show/245.