Lydia Chávez is the founder and executive editor of Mission Local, a popular news site covering the Mission District in San Francisco. "Local news for a global city" is its perfect slogan and its influence expands far beyond the neighborhood. Chávez and her team of talented journalists cover the arts, politics, business, health and diverse cultures that make the Mission the heart of the city. Chávez started as a reporter for the Albuquerque Tribune, later moving on to Time magazine, Los Angeles Times and The New York Times, where she served as El Salvador and South American bureau chief. She is also an emeritus professor at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism.
In 2005, ChÌÁvez and her students collaborated to publish Capitalism, God and A Good Cigar: Cuba Enters the Twenty-First Century (Duke University Press). And in 1998, ChÌÁvez published The Color Bind: California’s Battle Against Affirmative Action, which won the Leonard Silk Award (UC Press). She holds a bachelor’s degree in Comparative Literature from the University of California, Berkeley, a master’s degree from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, a Graduate Diploma in Art History and a master’s degree in Art History from the Courtauld Institute of Art in London. Follow her on Twitter at @LydiaChavezZ. Photo source: MissionLocal.org
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