Meet Jika Gonzalez, Border Fellow: “I decide on the stories I want to tell based on my instincts. When I am in the field I try…


Meet Jika Gonzalez, Border Fellow: “I decide on the stories I want to tell based on my instincts. When I am in the field I try to keep an open mind. I have learned to accept that my process involves having preconceptions fall to the ground. Sometimes the most interesting stories are revealed when your initial idea turns out to be wrong, that’s when it’s it is vital to let your instincts and questions guide you in the right direction. The best stories I’ve done started on one path and ended up another.”

#IWMFfellows were on the ground in Colombia and the Mexico-U.S. Border in April as part of the Adelante Latin America Reporting Initiative. #womenjournos #usmx