Juan Marcos Martinez Chacon of Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico, is the recipient of a $5,000 grant through the WHCA toward a post-graduate degree for a student in the Government and Public Affairs reporting track. As a reporter in Mexico Marcos covered political and governmental affairs for Grupo Reforma and CNN Mexico’s news site. He has also written about technology and Hispanic communities in the Bay Area for media outlets such as Univision Noticias.
Juan Marcos Martinez Chacon
University of California, Berkeley
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Other 2017 Winners
Riham Alkousaa of Damascus, Syria, is the recipient of a $5,000 tuition grant. She is a Palestinian Syrian journalist who… Read more
