ABOUT ME
Vianey Alderete Contreras is a bilingual digital storyteller. Her work focuses on seeking innovative ways to incorporate perspectives of underreported communities through innovative and engaging journalism for creating eye-opening experiences. Projects always led by a moral compass.
She was born in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico, and grew up between Juárez and El Paso, Texas, and has worked in multiple English and Spanish publications in El Paso, Dallas, Ciudad Juárez, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Oakland, and New York City.
Vianey began reporting on immigration and education and obtained a bachelor's degree in multimedia journalism with a creative writing minor at The University of Texas at El Paso. She extended her Latinx community coverage with mental health, gentrification, and local community news, and stories outside of the U.S. - Mexico border region.
As part of the CUNY Knight Diversity Initiative Fellowship, she covered gun violence and the digital divide in South Bronx, New York City. She has also worked in Hispanic marketing research to enrich her work as a social media consultant for news outlets.
Vianey holds a master’s degree in new media journalism from The University of California, Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism and is based in El Paso, Texas, where she is an independent writer, continues to edit and produce Spanish-language digital media, and teaches remotely for the Stanford Center for Health Education.