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ASSISTANT EDITOR WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU
Arizona Republic
May 12, 2007
Author: ELVIA DÍAZ, The Arizona Republic Estimated printed pages: 2
You probably found out about Britney Spears shaving her head or Paris Hilton
facing jail time within minutes or at least the same day the stories were made
public.
But it's much harder to read about the Paradise Valley Mall's proposed
landscaping, a new Desert Ridge senior living project or who was prom king of
your local high school. For that you have The Phoenix Republic.
By now, you have noticed our commitment to publishing stories that matter to
you. I'm the Phoenix assistant editor, an assignment I embrace as an opportunity
in my journalistic career and a chance to examine issues that directly affect
your neighborhoods, your kids' schools and your daily lives.
You're already sending us news ideas, which is a testament that you're noticing
our coverage and that you desire more local stories. We want to keep hearing
from you.
Though this is a new editing assignment, I'm not that new to Phoenix and to the
issues facing this sprawling Valley.
I joined The Republic in 1999, covering Tempe City Hall. Later, I covered
Phoenix City Hall, where I wrote on everything from the city's transit strike to
neighborhood concerns about the city's plans to buy more than 1,000 homes west
of Sky Harbor International Airport. My last reporting assignment was at the
state Legislature.
Before joining The Phoenix Republic, I edited Extra!, which covered south, west
and central Phoenix.
I was born and reared in a farming town of roughly 3,000 people in the state of
Michoacan, Mexico.
My path to American citizenship and journalism began in 1980 when I settled in
Northern California where my father, a farm worker, lived.
My first journalism experience was in radio, mainly Noticiero Latino, a national
Spanish-language radio news service. After earning a master's degree in
journalism from the University of California at Berkeley, I worked for the
Statesman Journal in Salem, Ore., and the Albuquerque Journal.
I'm relying on my personal and professional experience to help bring you newsy
Phoenix Republics every week.
Contact me at (602) 444-8948 or at elvia.diaz@arizonarepublic.com.
Edition: Final Chaser
Section: Northeast Phoenix Republic
Page: 4
Column: MEET THE STAFF
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