Cora Cervantes
NAHJ Palabra: Profiles in Transforming Border Narratives
I profiled all the National Association of Hispanic Journalist (NAHJ) grantees who completed projects for the Reclaiming the Border Narrative project and incorporated their experiences as well as their own personal narratives to show how their work transforms border narratives.
Contributor Work
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Contributor Profile
Cora Cervantes-Orta was born in México and raised in Los Angeles. Growing up within a diverse community taught her to understand issues from different perspectives.
Her current role is an Associate Coverage Producer for NBC Network News. Her work has been published by NBC News, Al-Jazeera, NPR’s Latino USA, Salon, NAHJ: palabra and Narratively. She has produced stories for MSNBC and NBC News NOW. During her time at NBC Universal she has worked as Diversity Coordinator for NBC News and MSNBC, and as an Associate Producer for MSNBC. She completed her undergraduate studies at Columbia University and her Master’s degree in Multimedia Journalism at New York University. Cora currently resides in East Los Angeles, California.