Conecta Arizona

Beyond the Elections – Immigrants Belong

Journalists at Conecta Arizona make extra effort to empower and engage members of the communities they serve. The news outlet developed Voto Latino: El Mañana lo Construimos Hoy, Arizona’s only Spanish-language electoral forum and a vehicle through which hundreds of community members, “many for the first time, questioned elected officials, activists, and entrepreneurs directly in Spanish,” Founder and Director Maritza Félix said in the nomination letter. 

Conecta Arizona also developed ways to counter misinformation and such as its WhatsApp

“Cafecitos,” or weekly digital gatherings. The outlet also collaborates with attorneys and accountants to answer complex legal and financial questions, organizes in-person information sessions and events in local neighborhoods, and creates and distributes “Know Your Rights” flyers and resource guides.

“Our approach is intentional and systematic: We listen, we respond, and we adapt our strategies based on what our community tells us they need,” Félix wrote.

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