Alex Segura has been named Managing Editor, leading Latino News Network West in overseeing California Latino News (CALN) and Washington Latino News (WALN). Segura is based in Southern California.
Segura is a journalist with a decade of experience reporting from Austin, Washington D.C., Los Angeles, and across the United States. He has worked with outlets like Voice of America, Agencia EFE, and France 24, covering migration, economics, and solutions journalism.
In 2020, he was named an IMF Youth Fellow for his reporting on fintech and gender equality.
Segura also serves on the board of the Association of Foreign Press Correspondents in the United States, helping represent and support international journalists.
“I’m thrilled to be joining Latino News Network as Managing Editor. At a time when trusted, community-centered journalism is more necessary than ever, LNN’s commitment to elevating Latino voices and stories across the country deeply resonates with me.”
Segura steps up for Jacqueline Cardenas, who up until recently had been at the helm leading CALN and WALN.
“Jacqui elevated LNN with her passion for community and storytelling,” said Hugo Balta, Publisher of the Latino News Network. “We are grateful for her many contributions.” “We are excited to welcome, Alex to the familia,” Balta continued. “An experienced journalist like himself will help our newsrooms continue to thrive.”
Segura joins LNN beginning in July.
The Latino News Network (LNN) was founded in 2012 by veteran journalist, and former president of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ), Diane Alverio.
Responding to the gap in news coverage of the Hispanic-Latino community in her then-home state of Connecticut, Alverio launched LNN with Connecticut Latino News, CTLatinoNews.com (CTLN). It was the first English-language news and information outlet dedicated to the Hispanic-Latino community in the state. Massachusetts Latino News, MALatinoNews.com (MALN) soon followed.
In 2019, LNN was acquired by nationally recognized journalist and media advocate, Hugo Balta and his wife Adriana Balta Naranjo. Under their leadership, LNN has expanded its statewide coverage, and Hispanic-Latino editorial focus to include eight independent local and a national news outlets.
LNN’s mission is to provide greater visibility and voice to the Hispanic-Latino community, amplify the work of others in doing the same, mentor and provide young journalists with real work experiences, and apply the principles of solutions journalism in producing stories focused on the social determinants of health, and democracy.
Balta is a 30-year-plus multimedia journalism veteran with multiple market and platform experience that includes leadership positions in NBC, Telemundo, ABC, CBS, and PBS among other storied news networks. He is the twice president of the NAHJ. Balta and his family live in Chicago, Illinois.