Patricio G. Espinoza

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Patricio G. Espinoza is a United States journalist and Spanish-language news reporter known for investigative TV news reports, newspaper columns, and work across multiple digital platforms in both English and Spanish. [1] Since 2003, Espinoza has received six Lone Star Emmy Awards. [2] Most recently, he earned two 2024 Rocky Mountain Emmy Award nominations. [3]

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Espinoza is known for his work in investigative journalism and advocacy for underrepresented communities, particularly within Spanish-speaking populations in the United States.

As a national news correspondent and network news producer, Espinoza has worked across national and international media outlets, including CNN, ABC News, Univision, Telemundo, NBC News, and the Associated Press.

Career

Most recently, Espinoza has served as a MMJ - Multimedia Journalist at ABC15 Arizona producing specialty assignment reports and human-centered stories covering immigration, injustice, and community triumphs among other enterprising reports. [1] His work along the Arizona-Mexico border 48 Hours on The Border [4] received a 2024 Rocky Mountain Emmy Award Nomination. [3]

He served as the chief investigative reporter for Univision in Houston, Texas. [1] During his time there, his investigative unit En Su Defensa ('In your defense') received ten Lone Star Emmy nominations and won four. [5] In 2004, Espinoza received an award in the Specialty Assignment Reporter category, [6] and the news story 'Election Immigrant Workers/Mayoral Candidate', which he produced, won in the Specialty Assignment Report category. [6] In 2005, the piece "Trágica Jornada" ("Tragic Journey"), produced by Espinoza, won an Emmy in the Continuing Coverage category. [7]

In 2006, changes in Spanish-language media such as the consolidation of local newscasts by Telemundo and Univision had an impact on Espinoza's career. [8] He subsequently embraced independent digital journalism, launching his blog and news site, Espiblog.org. His solo multimedia coverage of Hurricane Ike in 2008, published through the site, won an Emmy for Advanced Media in 2009. [9]

Espinoza currently serves an adjunct faculty at Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and as an adjunct professor at Texas A&M University–San Antonio.

He is also a media adviser for Enlace , a bilingual student-run television program. [10]

In 2020, Espinoza was named the Atwood Chair of Journalism at the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA). [11] [9]

Espinoza runs the nonprofit journalism websites nuzGeeks.com and espiBlog.org. [12]

He continues his work in public interest journalism at the forefront of new media and digital convergence. In recent years, he has led several digital journalism projects, including SA4Mayor.com, which covered the 2009 San Antonio mayoral race, [13] and AlamoCityTimes.com, a community-driven news site named one of the Top 100 Pioneering Hyperlocals. The site covered local news in San Antonio, Texas, and featured contributions from local bloggers. [14]

Espinoza is recipient of journalism fellowships including Poynter, McCormick and Knight Digital Fellowships. [15]

In recognition of his contributions to journalism and the community, the City of Houston proclaimed May 19, 2004, as "Patricio G. Espinoza Day." [11]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Villafañe, Veronica (2024-07-03). "Patricio Espinoza Joins ABC15 Phoenix as MMJ". Media Moves. Retrieved 2025-06-03.
  2. ↑ "Giving to OLLU | Our Lady of the Lake University". www.ollualumni.com. Retrieved 2025-06-03.
  3. 1 2 "Nominees & Recipients". NATAS Rocky Mountain Southwest. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
  4. ↑ "48 Hours on the Border | An in-depth look at the state of the U.S.-Mexico border". ABC15 Arizona in Phoenix (KNXV). Retrieved 2025-06-18.
  5. ↑ richard (2011-01-01). "Open Letter from Patricio G. Espinoza". journal-isms.com. Retrieved 2025-06-03.
  6. 1 2 "Press release: Univision 45 Recipient of 3 Lone Star Emmys". Univision.net. October 13, 2004. Retrieved June 26, 2007.
  7. ↑ "Press release: Univision 45 Recipient of 2 Lone Star Emmy Awards". Univision.com. October 18, 2005. Retrieved June 26, 2007.
  8. ↑ Matos, Alejandra (2009-08-11). "Journalists face new challenges to serve the community as newspapers contract". Borderzine. Retrieved 2025-06-03.
  9. 1 2 "The people's storyteller". www.uaa.alaska.edu. 2021-08-03. Retrieved 2025-06-03.
  10. ↑ "ENLACE MEDIA LAB". ENLACE MEDIA LAB. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
  11. 1 2 "Our Past Chairs | Department of Journalism and Communication". University of Alaska Anchorage. Retrieved 2025-06-03.
  12. ↑ "nuzGeeks.com". www.nuzgeeks.com. Archived from the original on 2007-10-09. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
  13. ↑ "SA4Mayor.com - We keep them honest!". www.sa4mayor.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
  14. ↑ "AlamoCityTimes.com". AlamoCityTimes.com. Archived from the original on 2018-08-25. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
  15. ↑ "Patricio Espinoza | kdmcBerkeley". multimedia.journalism.berkeley.edu. Archived from the original on 2013-06-25. Retrieved 2025-06-18.


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