Alum Nadia Lopez Joins Fresno Bee Editorial Staff

FRESNO BEE -- The Fresno Bee will add a reporter this June to focus on Latino issues in the central San Joaquin Valley as part of an effort to improve coverage of this important and growing demographic.

Nadia Lopez, who is the city hall reporter for San Jose Spotlight, will join the Bee as part of the national Report for America program that today announced the placement of 225 journalists in 167 newsrooms across the U.S.

Lopez is a graduate of San Francisco State University and is a native of Chula Vista. She recently won two California Journalism Awards for writing and land use.