MELISSA FAJARDO
MULTIMEDIA JOURNALIST + PRODUCER
About
I am an award-winning journalist at NowThis.
I produce longer-form content for multiple social platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
I focus on immigration and reporting on world issues with innovative storytelling techniques through my series: Through Our Eyes.
From pitch to edit, every story I produce aims to inform and humanize the complexities of our heavy news cycle with a mobile-first approach.
Mexicana– you can find many of
short-documentaries in both English and Spanish.
portfolio
Trailer: Through Our Eyes
Surviving The Journey North
Through Our Eyes: Life in Puerto Rico After Maria
Life Under Siege- Inside the Syrian Civi
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I enjoy talking to people about the impact of video and news on social media. En Español or in English!
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