Biography

 

Amara Aguilar, Ed. D., is a professor of journalism at USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. She teaches social media storytelling for Latinx audiences, visual journalism, engaging diverse communities, design, and food journalism, among other courses.

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Her most recent course focused on bridging the gap between influencers and journalists and the development of best practices for community content creators.

 

At USC, she co-founded Annenberg Media’s award-winning bilingual outlet, Dímelo, focused on serving Latine audiences. She is an executive producer and producer for the “Abuelita’s Kitchen: Stories from the Borderlands” documentary series, funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

 

Her collaborations at USC include work with ABC7, ABC7 en español, L.A. TACO, NBC Latino, Snap Inc., Animal Politico, Fusion, KPCC, NPR Next Generation Radio, Las Fotos Project, Azteca America, Solutions Journalism Network, American Press Institute, Online News Association, and others.

 

She is also a RTNDA trainer on Google News Initiative tools. At USC she is a regular collaborator and faculty fellow for the Center for Public Diplomacy and has also worked with the Center for Health Journalism.

 

She earned her doctorate at USC’s Rossier school of education in organizational change and leadership, where her research focused on converged newsrooms.

 

She served as an editor and author for the book, “Reporting on Latino/a/x Communities: A Guide for Journalists.” She has also led international reporting programs in Europe, Latin America and beyond.