ANNIE AVILÉS
(she/ella) I’m a journalist and editor based between the US and South America. Themes that run through my work include conflicts over land and other natural resources, the drug war, and other ways humans seek connection and escape as we experience the fallout of a planetary crisis.
I started my journalism career in Bolivia, as a producer and interpreter, then shifted into reporting audio stories for NPR, where I covered Latin America with a focus on the Andes. During that time, I also began reporting and writing longform stories for The Atlantic, Harper’s, VQR, and other outlets.
Audio soon became podcasting and I found a love of story editing while working on shows for Sony, Spotify, and Vice. I’ve taught journalism, podcasting, and writing at Boston University, UC Berkeley, and Maine College of Art, where I was an associate professor and chaired the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies. Awards I’ve earned include a Murrow, a Rona Jaffe fellowship, and multiple investigative reporting fellowships.
Originally from rural Maine, I’ve spent most of my life between Maine and South America. I’m bilingual in English and Spanish and enjoy working in both languages.
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