Emma Restrepo, Host "Dos Puntos"; Freelance Journalist/Professor

On this episode, we’re joined by Emma Restrepo. Emma is a freelance journalist focused on LatinX communities. She hosts a weekly Spanish-language radio show, Dos Puntos – out of Philadelphia. She’s also an adjunct professor at Temple, teaching Spanish for Media.

Emma talked about her journalism origin story, some of her recent projects - one on disparities of education in Philadelphia suburbs, another a storytelling project on a local bus route. She also discussed the challenges she faces in trying to write and shared some of her favorite Latina journalists throughout history.

Thank you as always for listening. Emma's appearance came via listener suggestion. If you have a suggestion for an upcoming guest, please email me at journalismsalute@gmail.com.