Rebecca Aguilar

Rebecca Aguilar currently serves as the national president of the Society of Professional Journalists, the first Latina to do so in the organization's 112-year history. She also lives and breathes news. Celebrating 40 years as a journalist, she is a freelance reporter based in Dallas. Her journey started as a news reporter at a television station in Toledo, Ohio. She also made professional stops at television stations in Chicago; Corpus Cristi, Texas; San Antonio; Phoenix; Los Angeles and Dallas. Along the way, she has been recognized with 50 awards and nominations for her journalism work. Her stories have put people in jail, shut down corrupt businesses and school districts, and changed federal policies. 

Event: The State of American Journalism - Where are we, Where are we going?