Palacio Podcast
Stephanie Rivera, LBPost: Seeking Social Justice with Journalism
Stephanie Rivera, Diversity and Immigration Reporter at the Long Beach Post, became a journalist because she saw it as a middle ground between social justice activist and politician.
“When I was growing up, social justice has always been part of my life. From my siblings, from my mom mostly. Just showing us how to stand-up for others.”
Rivera went on to share a memory about marching against violence when she was five years old and lived in the Pico-Union section of Los Angeles. It’s a community that she describes as “pretty rough area.”
“I think I was five years old and we were protesting…and my mom and four of her kids, we were all young walking down the street calling for an end to violence.”
Stephanie Rivera, Long Beach Post
For Stephanie Rivera, that simple act for peace motivated her on a quest for social justice in whatever she did in life. It eventually led her into journalism.
PalacioMagazine.com interviewed Stephanie Rivera in another noisy cafe; this time Tierra Mia Coffee on Pacific Coast Highway. Rivera spoke about the diversity of Long Beach, the critical issues facing the communities she covers, and the lessons learned from her immigrant parents.
More on Stephanie Rivera
Rivera covers the north, west and central parts of the city as well as immigration for the Long Beach Post. She is a Southern California native and the child of Mexican immigrants. She attended California State University, Long Beach and completed a bachelor’s degree in journalism with a minor in political science. You can find her stories on the LBPost.com website. Here are a few examples:
Goodbye polling places, hello vote centers: county seeks community input on 2020 sites
Long Beach immigrant advocates seek donations for migrants at US-Mexico border
‘It was pretty bad’: Shooting leaves Long Beach couple dead in the middle of the road
City Council to discuss legal defense fund for immigrants facing deportation
