Interview with Patricia Lorena Figeroa-Stooner

Interview with Patricia Lorena Figeroa-Stooner

Lorena Figueroa, journalist with El Paso Times, talks about the violence on both sides of the border, and of the security measures taken, even while living north of the border, since distance alone does not guarantee safety. Figueroa discusses the current wave of violence against minors and women, about the emotional toll to reporters, but in particular to women journalists who are also mothers, and about ways to cope with that kind of stress. Warning about the many factors to be considered before joining the profession, Figueroa also points to the satisfaction that comes from covering so many fascinating stories along the border.

Lorena Figueroa, reportera de El Paso Times, habla de la violencia en ambos lados de la frontera, y de las medidas de seguridad que toma pues el vivir al norte de La Frontera no garantiza su seguridad. Figueroa habla sobre la presente ola de violencia contra menores de edad y mujeres, del desgaste emocional que sufren los reporteros pero en especial las mujeres periodistas que son madres, y sobre maneras de sobrellevar ese estrés. Alertando de los factores que deben considerarse antes de unirse a la profesión, Figueroa subraya la satisfacción que se siente al cubrir tantas fascinantes historias en la frontera.

Figueroa-Stooner, Patricia Lorenia

Celeste Gonzalez de Bustamante and Jeannine E. Relly Oral History Collection (MS 533)

2014-06-06

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Transcribed interview with Lorena Figueroa

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Spanish

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El Paso, TX

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