Carolina Hidalgo
@CarolinaHidalgo
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audio producer · photojournalist · nueva yorker // editor @ Youth Communication, prev. senior producer @radiorookies @WNYC
Queens, siempre
Joined March 2009
Inez Bordeaux spent 30 days inside the Workhouse, a notorious St. Louis jail. Now, she’s fighting to shut it down. For @70MillionPod, I spoke with @CLOSEWorkhouse organizers about their work + how it got started five years ago, when Mike Brown was killed. https://t.co/SpQmlil63P
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With our partners in @NYCYJC we are fired up about Journalism for All, a bold initiative that will significantly expand access to student journalism in the media capital of the world. High schools have until Nov. 4 to submit their application. (1/2) https://t.co/5LlRWrFEQP
nytimes.com
Just 27 percent of public high schools in New York City have a newspaper. A local nonprofit is offering a solution.
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@AMGraceLee & @LiuNewYork held a roundtable talk at City Hall about the harmful impact that gambling has had disproportionately on the Asian American community. Yi-Ling Tan & Dr Simona Kwon attended & are cited in a @WNYC piece. @NYU_CSAAH @nyugsom_iehe
wnyc.org
With three new casinos expected to come to the NYC area, 17-year-old TaoHeng Chen looks at the impact of gambling on his community.
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Many prisons and jails across the country have replaced in-person family visits with video visits. Eighteen-year-old Jamila Small is part of a group of teens who want to make sure this doesn’t happen in New York.
wnyc.org
As prisons and jails in many states switch to video visits, a group of NYC teens is advocating to preserve in-person visits in New York.
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YAC council member Jamila Small is the latest contributor to @WNYC @RadioRookies, amplifying her experiences of visiting an incarcerated loved one & those of her peers, sharing the importance of the Protect In-Person Visits bill. Listen here: https://t.co/xXeVENllGF
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Okay, time for a shot of excitement about the future of journalism: One of my HIGH SCHOOL students reported an entire Code Switch investigation about efforts to privatize public housing in NYC. It's so good and I am so proud of her. 🥲
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The New York City Housing Authority is the biggest public housing program in the country. But with limited funding to address billions of dollars of outstanding repairs, NYCHA is turning to a...
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we've got a great episode out this week from @WNYC @RadioRookies, Fanta Kaba. she brings us a story about the push to privatize public housing in NYC and the people impacted by this. (sidenote, extremely proud to hear a new yorker 'yerrr' on NPR 😭❤️) https://t.co/NMKzSJlQ17
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The New York City Housing Authority is the biggest public housing program in the country. But with limited funding to address billions of dollars of outstanding repairs, NYCHA is turning to a...
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This week’s NPR Code Switch episode is reported by 17-year-old Fanta of @WNYC’s @RadioRookies. Fanta wants to be a journalist. So let’s be sure to listen and support! Fanta joins host @GeeDee215 and does some great work. Listen! 👇🏾
npr.org
The New York City Housing Authority is the biggest public housing program in the country. But with limited funding to address billions of dollars of outstanding repairs, NYCHA is turning to a...
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Tune in to the @BrianLehrer show now to hear from high school students Christina, Saldon and Fanta as they talk about gentrification in the South Bronx, how public housing is changing in NYC and the meaning of home ➡️ https://t.co/cuq7Wyd8ej
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If you missed last night's episode with NYCHA reporter @tatyanacturner, you can listen here (including a @RadioRookies piece from Fanta Kaba, one of our CLARIFY internship alums!):
wnycstudios.org
How a controversial plan is changing the way public housing operates — and leaving some unsure of their future.
Tune in for tonight's show. @kai_wright speaks with @tatyanacturner about the American housing crisis. The show includes a special report from @WNYC @RadioRookies Reporter Fanta Kaba. 6 PM EDT - Your phone is a radio 📳
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Tune in for tonight's show. @kai_wright speaks with @tatyanacturner about the American housing crisis. The show includes a special report from @WNYC @RadioRookies Reporter Fanta Kaba. 6 PM EDT - Your phone is a radio 📳
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Heard this live on @MorningEdition this morning from young reporter Fanta Kaba. Strong storytelling and production as she digs into NYC's controversial plan for public housing and what it means for her own family. @RadioRookies @WNYC
https://t.co/a1FCAjfPUa
wnyc.org
For Fanta Kaba, living in NYCHA means stability. But now, a controversial plan is changing the way public housing operates. Fanta sets out to find out what this plan means for residents.
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In our latest @RadioRookies story, 16-year-old Christina Adja speaks with friends in the Bronx and Brooklyn about their love for their communities, their fear of being displaced and what gentrification means to them.
wnyc.org
In this love letter to the South Bronx, Christina Adja examines how gentrification can affect teenagers’ sense of stability and belonging.
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ICYMI, today's conversation with @CarolinaHidalgo & @RadioRookies' Saldon Tenzin of Woodside on what her Tibetan identity and 'home' mean to her: https://t.co/x1rB8hoiTt
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Sharing a terrific piece by Fanta Kaba with @RadioRookies! She digs into NYCHA’s PACT and Preservation Trust initiatives while figuring out what these plans could mean for her family. https://t.co/BS6lLkZuEW
wnyc.org
For Fanta Kaba, living in NYCHA means stability. But now, a controversial plan is changing the way public housing operates. Fanta sets out to find out what this plan means for residents.
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For Saldon Tenzin, “home” is a place she’s never been. Her grandparents fled Tibet more than 60 years ago. Saldon knows she needs to help keep her culture alive — but how are you supposed to hold onto something you feel so far removed from? https://t.co/p5ElcMkJUl
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Christina, Thandi, Melanie and Bernie have a lot to say about their love for their neighborhoods, their fear of displacement and what the word “gentrification” means to them. Listen to the latest @RadioRookies story: https://t.co/6RqB3okZTH
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Our latest series features NYC teens telling stories about gentrification, public housing and the meaning of home. Today, 16-year-old Christina Adja explores how changing neighborhoods affect teenagers’ sense of stability and belonging.
wnyc.org
In this love letter to the South Bronx, Christina Adja examines how gentrification can affect teenagers’ sense of stability and belonging.
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Made my @BrianLehrer Show debut, talking about gentrification in the South Bronx and our latest @RadioRookies series, which features stories about public housing, the meaning of home, and how changing neighborhoods affect teenagers’ sense of stability.
wnyc.org
A look at gentrification in the South Bronx through the eyes of young people today.
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LISTEN: @CarolinaHidalgo introduces the new class of Rookies while WNYC Radio Rookies, a class that includes Christina Adja, who reports on gentrification in the South Bronx. https://t.co/pWA0BIMxsv
wnyc.org
A look at gentrification in the South Bronx through the eyes of young people today.
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NEW INVESTIGATION: @THECITYNY has found 3 Eric Adams 'donors' who say they never contributed to his mayoral campaign. One young man says his signature was forged. A 4th 'donor' told us she was paid back in cash. All scored Adams public matching funds: https://t.co/K9WXoN5Xbr
thecity.nyc
A month after Adams supporters were indicted over illegal donations, a CITY investigation has turned up other instances of questionable contributions that his campaign submitted for public matching...
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