Multimedia Journalist @joannacatherina
Joanna Suarez will be joining the CNN+ team at their Washington, D.C. bureau in April 2022. Most recently, she worked as a producer for Univision News' longform digital series "Real America with Jorge Ramos." She covered Latinx communities, immigration, U.S. and Latin American politics, activism, advocacy, and identity. Joanna helped launch FUSION Network in 2013. During the 2016 election, she produced an hour-long documentary, narrated by "Orange is The New Black" actor Jackie Cruz. “Undocumented on Campus,” is a snapshot of the challenges undocumented youth face in higher education amid a highly polarized political climate. It was recognized with several distinctions, including as a finalist for the Education Writers Association Awards. The program was also screened at the 2018 United We Dream Conference. Prior to that Joanna was at ABC News, where she worked breaking news stories for “Nightline,” “World News,” and “Good Morning America.” She was also part of a special team that managed the network’s 2012 election coverage. Joanna is a graduate of the University of Miami.