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The 8 (Or 11) Electric Cars That Increased Their US Sales In The 4th Quarter

Everyone knew US electric car sales would be down in the 4th quarter. After the $7,500 US EV tax credit was killed, the only question was how far sales would drop. I like looking for surprises, though, and trying to find out what will happen or what happened that people ... [continued]

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Whisper-Quiet BLUETTI Elite 30 V2 Portable Power Station — 600W 288Wh: Double the Runtime. Half the Waste.

The first thing I seek in technology, amidst the numerous conveniences accessible in modern society, is quiet. Power outages and the desire of many to be off the grid have led to certain portable power technologies becoming popular with the modern adventurer. Whether one wants to use more intermittent solar ... [continued]

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Addressing the Scale-Up Challenge for Clean Energy Process Technologies

By Dhruv Soni, Senior Technical Program Manager at Tesla Battery Minerals and Metals, CELI 2025 Fellow In the clean energy boom of the 2020s, the United States has continued to lead the world in early-stage innovation, especially across next-generation chemical process industries such as carbon capture, hydrogen and ammonia, sustainable ... [continued]

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Not invisible: How Enlace Latino NC tells the stories others miss

Five questions with Paola Jaramillo

To understand Enlace Latino NC, it helps to know Paola Jaramillo. She is a Colombian journalist who has lived in Raleigh, North Carolina, for over 15 years. After working in traditional media, she wanted to focus on issues that matter most to the immigrant communities in her state. In September 2018, she and Walter Gómez started Enlace Latino NC with a small grant from the Democracy Foundation. 

What began with just two people has grown into a team of 13. They work to close information gaps and support the community with service journalism for daily life.

Five questions with Paola Jaramillo of Enlace Latino NC

Paola Jaramillo
Paola Jaramillo

I talked with Jaramillo about the challenges and vision behind this project, and she shared what it’s like to do journalism from within the community.

Yaujar-Amaro: As immigrant journalists serving other immigrants, how does your own experience shape your decisions and the way you handle sensitive topics?

Jaramillo: The fact that we are part of the same community we cover already gives us prior experience in our DNA, allowing us to provide more sensitive, careful coverage. We have already identified how far we can go to protect someone. It allows us to build more trust because, in the end, we are part of the same community. If someone asks where there is a food bank or how to go to the doctor, you already know because you live there. Those experiences enrich the work because we see it with perspectives that another journalist, logically, could not see.

Yaujar-Amaro: Much of your work involves guides and practical resources. Why focus on service journalism?

Jaramillo: A journalist from the New York Times once told me: ‘While we work to change laws, you at Enlace Latino work to help change the day-to-day life of people who cannot wait.’ That kind of information helps people integrate more easily and solve immediate problems. It is key and fundamental because it is what helps you live better. It is not that other information does not matter, but we help to make the community’s daily life easier through information.

Yaujar-Amaro: National outlets often cover migration only as crisis news. How do you make your coverage more personal and connected to people’s lives?

Jaramillo: Basically, what we do is try to be where the people are and cover what is happening to them. For the national media, what happens to a family in my neighborhood that has been here for 30 years is irrelevant, but for us, it is relevant because it is the example of millions of our families. Our job is to build those bridges and give voice to those neighborhood stories, supermarkets, and Latino businesses that go unnoticed. While others come only when there is an emergency and then leave, we always stay because here there are family separations and fear every day; we are not invisible.

Yaujar-Amaro: What have you learned from listening to your audience on WhatsApp and during community sessions?

Jaramillo: We have learned that, although we are all Latino, we have different questions depending on region or nationality. On WhatsApp, it is different; there you are the priest, the doctor, the lawyer, the babysitter… they ask you about everything. For example, I was very surprised that one of our most successful pieces in the immigration guide was about what to do with your pet if you are deported. That teaches us how diverse we are and gives us tools to produce information that responds to what people are really expressing.

Yaujar-Amaro:  How do you protect undocumented people who trust you to share their stories?

Jaramillo: It is a very big responsibility. For example, many of our articles do not have photos or videos to avoid risk, or we use photos from behind, of hands, or of details. We are careful not to give too many biographical details, such as age or exact town, to avoid exposing people. We also protect information internally; we do not store compromising names in our phones or tag people on Facebook as ‘undocumented father.’ The journalist is not your friend; that is why we must be careful with what people tell us and not assume anything, always asking before publishing something that could harm them.

A young woman compares something on her mobile phone with an older woman on hers.

The Importance of community journalism

Outlets like Enlace Latino NC do more than share news. They help immigrants take part in civic life, find services, and avoid misinformation in their own language. By creating these spaces, they strengthen social ties and give a voice to groups often overlooked by traditional journalism.

As Jaramillo says, we are all part of the same community, pay the same taxes, and face the same challenges. That’s why outlets that build trust and offer practical tools are essential — not just for Latinos in North Carolina, but for improving the news ecosystem across the United States.

 

El equipo de Enlace Latino NC, liderado por Paola Jaramillo, a la cabeza. Imagen cortesía de Enlace Latino NC.
El equipo de Enlace Latino NC, liderado por Paola Jaramillo, a la cabeza. Imagen cortesía de Enlace Latino NC.

No invisibles: Cómo Enlace Latino NC cuenta las historias que otros pasan por alto

Para entender el trabajo de Enlace Latino NC, primero hay que conocer a Paola Jaramillo. Ella es una periodista colombiana que ha vivido más de 15 años en Raleigh, Carolina del Norte. Después de muchos años en medios tradicionales, decidió que era momento de cubrir lo que realmente le importa a la comunidad inmigrante de su estado. Junto a Walter Gómez, fundó este medio en septiembre de 2018 con una beca de la Democracy Foundation

Lo que comenzó con dos personas ahora es un equipo de 13 que trabaja para llenar esos vacíos informativos con un periodismo de servicio que apoya a la comunidad en su vida diaria.

Cinco preguntas con Paola Jaramillo de Enlace Latino NC

Paola Jaramillo
Paola Jaramillo

Conversamos con Paola sobre los retos y la visión de este proyecto. Aquí, en sus propias palabras, nos explica cómo es hacer periodismo desde dentro de la comunidad:

Yaujar-Amaro: Ustedes son periodistas inmigrantes sirviendo a inmigrantes. ¿Cómo influye esa experiencia de vida en sus decisiones y en cómo tratan temas tan sensibles? 

Jaramillo: El hecho de que nosotros hagamos parte de la misma comunidad que cubrimos nos da ya una experiencia previa en nuestro ADN, lo que nos permite hacer coberturas más sensibles y con más cuidado. Ya hemos identificado hasta dónde podemos llegar para proteger a alguien. Nos permite crear más lazos de confianza porque finalmente somos parte de la misma comunidad. Si alguien pregunta dónde hay un banco de comida o cómo ir al médico, uno ya lo sabe porque uno ya lo ha vivido y ha tenido que ir. Esas experiencias enriquecen el trabajo porque lo vemos con perspectivas que otro periodista, lógicamente, no podría ver.

Yaujar-Amaro: Gran parte de su trabajo son guías y recursos prácticos. ¿Por qué apostar por el periodismo de servicio? 

Jaramillo: Una periodista del New York Times me dijo una vez: ‘Mientras nosotros trabajamos para cambiar leyes, ustedes en Enlace Latino trabajan para ayudar a cambiar el día a día de la gente que no puede esperar’.’ Ese tipo de información sirve para integrarse más fácilmente y resolver problemas que son inmediatos. Es clave y fundamental porque es lo que te ayuda a vivir mejor. No es que la otra información no importe, pero nosotros ayudamos a facilitar, a través de la información, el diario vivir de la comunidad.

Yaujar-Amaro: El tema de migración en los medios nacionales suele ser solo noticias de crisis. ¿Cómo hacen ustedes para que esta cobertura sea más humana y cercana? 

Jaramillo: Básicamente, lo que hacemos es tratar de estar donde la gente está y cubrir lo que a la gente le pasa. Para los medios nacionales, lo que le pasa a una familia de mi vecindario que lleva 30 años aquí no tiene relevancia, pero para nosotros sí, porque es el ejemplo de millones de familias nuestras. Nuestro trabajo es crear esos puentes y dar voz a esas historias de vecindarios, supermercados y negocios latinos que pasan desapercibidas. Mientras los demás vienen solo en la urgencia y luego se van, nosotros nos quedamos siempre porque aquí hay separaciones familiares y miedo todos los días; nosotros no somos invisibles.

Yaujar-Amaro: ¿Qué han aprendido al escuchar a su audiencia a través de WhatsApp y sus sesiones comunitarias? 

Jaramillo: Hemos aprendido que, aunque todos somos latinos, somos totalmente diferentes y tenemos dudas distintas dependiendo de la región o nacionalidad. En WhatsApp es distinto; ahí tú eres el sacerdote, el doctor, el abogado, el niñero… te preguntan de todo. Por ejemplo, me sorprendió mucho que una de nuestras notas más exitosas en la guía de inmigración fuera sobre qué hacer con la mascota si te deportan. Eso nos enseña cuán diversos somos y nos da herramientas para producir información que responda a lo que la gente realmente está manifestando.

Yaujar-Amaro: ¿Cómo protegen a las personas indocumentadas que confían en ustedes para contar su historia? 

Jaramillo: Es una responsabilidad muy grande. Por ejemplo, muchos de nuestros artículos no tienen fotos ni videos para evitar riesgos o usamos fotos de espaldas, de manos o de detalles. Cuidamos de no dar demasiados detalles biográficos como la edad o el pueblo exacto para no exponer a la gente. También protegemos la información internamente; no guardamos nombres comprometedores en los celulares ni etiquetamos a las personas en Facebook como ‘padre indocumentado’. El periodista no es tu amigo; por eso, nosotros debemos ser cuidadosos con lo que la gente nos cuenta y no asumir nada, siempre preguntar antes de publicar algo que pueda perjudicarlos.

Una mujer joven compara algo en su teléfono móvil con lo que ve una mujer mayor en el suyo.

La importancia del periodismo comunitario

Medios como Enlace Latino NC no son solo fuentes de noticias. Son conectores clave que ayudan a los inmigrantes a participar en la vida cívica, acceder a servicios y protegerse de la desinformación en su propio idioma. Al crear estos espacios de visibilidad, se fortalece la cohesión social y se da poder a grupos que el periodismo tradicional suele dejar de lado.

Como dice Jaramillo, todos somos parte de la misma comunidad, pagamos los mismos impuestos y enfrentamos los mismos desafíos. Por eso, tener medios que generen confianza y ofrezcan herramientas prácticas es fundamental, no solo para los latinos en Carolina del Norte, sino también para mejorar el ecosistema de noticias en todo Estados Unidos.


Cite this article

Yaujar-Amaro, Claudia  (2026, Jan. 19). Not invisible: How Enlace Latino NC tells the stories others miss. Reynolds Journalism Institute. Retrieved from: https://rjionline.org/news/not-invisible-how-enlace-latino-nc-tells-the-stories-others-miss/

Scientists warn of ‘regime shift’ as seaweed blooms expand worldwide

Study links rapid growth of ocean macroalgae to global heating and nutrient pollution

Scientists have warned of a potential “regime shift” in the oceans, as the rapid growth of huge mats of seaweed appears to be driven by global heating and excessive enrichment of waters from farming runoff and other pollutants.

Over the past two decades, seaweed blooms have expanded by a staggering 13.4% a year in the tropical Atlantic and western Pacific, with the most dramatic increases occurring after 2008, according to researchers at the University of South Florida.

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A Record Wildfire Season Inspires Wyoming to Prepare for an Increasingly Fiery Future

As the Cowboy State faces larger and costlier blazes, scientists warn that the flames could make many of its iconic landscapes unrecognizable within decades.

In six generations, Jake Christian’s family had never seen a fire like the one that blazed toward his ranch near Buffalo, Wyoming, late in the summer of 2024. Its flames towered a dozen feet in the air, consuming grassland at a terrifying speed and jumping a four-lane highway on its race northward.

Pricing Fertilizer Emissions Cuts Climate Pollution Without Making Food Expensive

Pricing fertilizer emissions sounds like a recipe for more expensive food, but when the numbers are worked carefully, it turns out to be a policy that cuts emissions sharply while barely moving grocery prices. The reason is simple and counterintuitive. Fertilizer is a large share of farm costs and an ... [continued]

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Pressurized Steel, Missing Demand: Germany’s Hydrogen Backbone In Energy Flows

The German hydrogen backbone without customers or suppliers—a pipeline from nowhere to nowhere—is real steel in the ground, pressurized and defended as inevitable, yet it is being built for an energy system that does not need it. That claim sounds provocative until the energy flows are laid out in full. ... [continued]

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Thousands Of EV Fast Chargers Planned In Various States

After writing about how EV fast chargers are coming to Walmarts in 19 states, here’s another big announcement related to a brand name retailer. Thousands of EV fast chargers will be installed in a variety of US states at Kroger, Foods Co., Fred Meyer, Fry’s Food Stores, Harris Teeter, King ... [continued]

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The Reality of a Rapidly Warming World

Go behind the scenes with executive editor Vernon Loeb and science reporter Bob Berwyn as they discuss the latest reports on relentless human-caused global warming.

Several new climate reports released this week indicate “an unprecedented run of global heat” in 2025, especially in the oceans and at the poles.

Microplastics are undermining the ocean’s power to absorb carbon

Tiny plastic particles drifting through the oceans may be quietly weakening one of Earth’s most powerful climate defenses. New research suggests microplastics are disrupting marine life that helps oceans absorb carbon dioxide, while also releasing greenhouse gases as they break down. By interfering with plankton, microbes, and natural carbon cycles, these pollutants reduce the ocean’s ability to regulate global temperatures.

Losing Loser Loses Another Offshore Wind Fight, Again

Desperate times call for desperate measures, as the saying goes, and US President Donald Trump is desperate to avoid losing. But, losing he is. Take his ferocious, no-holds-barred attack on the thousands of workers employed by the US offshore wind industry. While successfully obliterating many wind jobs during the course ... [continued]

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As Artificial Stone Countertops Kill Workers, House Republicans Discuss Protections—for Manufacturers

Sponsors of a new bill want to give the industry immunity from lawsuits brought by injured employees. That will kill even more workers, experts warn.

At a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing on what Republicans called “opportunistic” lawsuits filed against the energy-intensive engineered stone industry by injured workers, the differences between the concerns of America’s political parties could not have been clearer.

Guterres warns of ‘powerful forces’ undermining ‘global cooperation’

In historic speech to mark UN’s 80th anniversary, secretary general makes impassioned plea for multilateralism and international law amid drastic US funding cuts

The United Nations secretary general, António Guterres, will warn on Saturday of the peril posed by “powerful forces lining up to undermine global cooperation” in an address to mark the 80th anniversary of the UN’s first major meeting.

Speaking in London’s Methodist Central Hall – the site where eight decades earlier delegates from 51 countries came together for the inaugural session of the general assembly – the UN head will make an impassioned plea for the virtues of multilateralism and international law to prevail during a period of deepening global uncertainty.

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Yup, What We Said Would Happen Is Happening Thanks To Trump’s Idiotic Approach To International Relations

I’m not a huge fan of “there are two kinds of people in the world” statements, but there is certainly a spectrum in human beings from, on the one hand, always looking for a fight, and, on the other hand, looking for similarities and reasons to collaborate or be friends. ... [continued]

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Wild — Tesla Valuation 111× Company’s Forward Free Cash Flow

Naturally, I see a lot of headlines every day. Many of them are basic news stories or repeat what’s been published many times before. However, one really caught my attention yesterday and piqued my curiosity. The headline was “Tesla: Little More Than A Gamble On History Repeating Itself.” I like ... [continued]

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8 Democratic Governors Urge Big Tech To Pay Their Fair Share

Today, Democratic governors from Pennsylvania, Delaware, Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey, Kentucky, North Carolina, and Maryland signed onto a deal to ensure PJM takes measures that ensure Big Tech is paying their fair share for their massive power usage. The nation’s largest grid operator, PJM, has been in the process of creating ... [continued]

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How Motional’s Robotaxi is Making Driverless Vehicles a Safe, Reliable and Accessible Reality

Hyundai Motor Group’s autonomous driving joint venture, Motional, will commercialize its fully driverless Level 4 robotaxi service in Las Vegas by the end of 2026, underpinned by a ‘Safety First’ approach and a transition to end-to-end (E2E) AI motion planning. Autonomous driving is advancing from promise to reality. Motional — ... [continued]

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