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President Hoover and Secretary of Navy Hurley
President Hoover (left) and Secretary of Navy Hurley walking on the USS Arizona, March 1931. Vought 03V Corsair on catapult.
Anti-Aircraft Gun
Photograph of the anti-aircraft gun on the USS Arizona.
Bridge
Photograph of the bridge labeled "15" of the USS Arizona
Interview with John Vaughn
John Vaughn is the editor of Bajo El Sol, the Spanish language edition of the Yuma Sun. Vaughn talks about his readers, the type of stories that his paper reports, en about collaborations with papers across the border. Discussing some of the…
Interview with Perla Trevizo
Perla Trevizo, border reporter for the Arizona Daily Star, talks about the greatest challenges and limitations for journalists covering the area, including security measures, changes in reporting methods, and about the effect that social media has…
Interview with Ella Sogomonian
Ella Sogomonian, a new reporter for the ABC and Fox affiliates, talks about her experiences working on the U.S. side of the border, about the advantage of having Spanish language skills, and the challenging and eye-opening experiences that have come…
Interview with Eduardo Santiago
Eduardo Santiago, a new journalist still attending college, talks about his experiences starting in the field, about having the opportunity to report news along the border, and the advantages of working in an area he is from. Santiago also discusses…
Interview with Ernesto Romero
Ernesto Romero, news director for Yuma's television network affiliate stations, discusses the role that social media plays in reporting news along the border, the skills needed for new journalists to be effective when working in the area, and how…
Interview with Adela Navarro Bello
Adela Navarro Bello, co-director for the Zeta weekly, talks about her experiences and memories of Jesús Blanco Ornelas, coworker and mentor of hers. Navarro talks about the effects of the violence against journalists, about the measures used by Zeta…
Interview with Richard Montenegro Brown
Richard Montenegro Brown, content editor for the Imperial Valley Press, mentions the differences in reporting on the border pre-9/11 as compared to now, noting how aside from the violence, environmental news is the most covered. When discussing new…
Interview with Omar Antonio Martinez
Omar Antonio Martinez, photojournalist, talks about the risks of capturing images of violence in Mexico and shares many of his personal experiences in the field and how these have affected him.
Interview with Richard Marosi
Richard Marosi, staff writer for Los Angeles Times, talks about the challenges of covering news in Mexico and discusses his observations in regards to the situation faced by his Mexican counterparts . Morosi notes that people in Mexico City do not…
Interview with Carlos Orlando Lima Chavez
Carlos Orlando Lima Chavez, editor for La Cronica, talks about how the risks of reporting news on public safety led to self-censure by Mexican journalists and to the development of protocols by the media to minimize these dangers, especially since…
Interview with Sergio Haro
Sergio Haro, journalist with La Zeta, talks about his beginnings as a photojournalist and his experiences dealing with government corruption and organized crime. Haro mentions how with the arrival of the federal forces in the border area in 2012, …
Interview with Fernanda Echavarri
A University of Arizona alumna and originally from central Mexico, Fernanda Echavarri talks about her experiences as a reporter, including feeling safer when reporting in Mexico because she understands the culture and blends in so well. Emphasizing…
Interview with Vicente Calderon
Vicente Calderón, editor of a news blog TijuanaPress.com, has spent over 20 years working in covering news on various media (radio, TV, and online) for audiences on both sides of the border. He discusses how his work on both sides influenced his…
Interview with Arturo Bojorquez
Arturo Bojorquez, the editor for the Adelante Valle newspaper, talks about the misconception that matters in the U.S. side of the border are more stable than on the Mexican side (Calexico). Stating that political and environmental issues are…
Interview with Ramon Blanco Villalon
Photo editor for the Semanario Zeta, Ramon Blanco Villalon is the last founding member still employed at the newspaper that was first managed by his father. After 34 years in the Semanario, Blanco notes how his job has evolved, from the influence…
Interview with Luis Pedro Arellano Sarmiento
Luis Pedro Arellano Sarmiento works as both a reporter and university professor. Arellano discusses the experience of working at the Semanario Zeta the same year that its editor was assassinated. He notes how, aside from the danger to reporters, not…