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Emmanuel Rivas Valenzuela

Emmanuel Rivas Valenzuela is a multimedia journalist for KFOX14/CBS4 and a senior at UTEP majoring in multimedia journalism with minors in political science, English, and Chicano studies. Originally from Cd. Juárez and raised in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, he has written for Minero Magazine and The Prospector, served as editor-in-chief, and gained experience through internships with McClatchy, El Paso Matters, and KERA.

Experience

KFOX & KDBC El Paso

Multimedia Journalist

At the El Paso stations KFOX14/CBS4, responsible for reporting, shooting, and editing news stories, developing sources, and producing daily content across digital and broadcast platforms.

KFOX 14
CBS 4

KERA News

SPJ News Intern

Coverage encompassing Tarrant County and Arlington, Texas via digital and audio platforms. Focus on government accountability. Internship sponsored by the Society of Professional Journalists while in conjunction with the Fort Worth Report and Arlington Report.

KERA News

El Paso Matters

News Intern

Working under the guidance of Robert Moore, Ramon Bracamontes, Cindy Ramirez and other journalists who have decades of experience along the El Paso-Juarez border region, Mr. Rivas will have the opportunity to report on issues ranging anywhere from elections, climate and education.

El Paso Matters

UTEP Student Media

Editor-in-Chief - Sports Editor - Writer
Writing encompassing news articles, feature stories, and editorials with a focus on clear communication. Effectively utilized bilingual communication skills to engage diverse audiences on cross-border topics.

The Prospector

McClatchy

Edit for Presentation Intern

Honed editing proficiency to ensure accuracy, consistency, and adherence to style guidelines. Utilization of attention to detail extends to grammar, punctuation and spelling. Exceling in time management, juggling multiple editing tasks while meeting deadlines.

McClatchy

KFOX & KDBC El Paso

Reporter - January 2025 - Present

UTEP Student Media

Sports Editor (The Prospector) - August 2022 - December 2023 

Writer (Minero Magazine) - January 2023 - December 2023

Contributor (The Prospector) - January 2024 - May 2024

Editor-in-Chief (The Prospector) - August 2024- December 2024

Minero Magazine •

El Crecimiento de los Noticieros en Español en la Frontera Sur

Viri Solano, presentadora de noticias, hace eco de ese sentimiento notando que los medios sociales no son una competencia, si no un instrumento nuevo para periodistas. “Todavía hay gente que le encanta ver los noticieros”, comento Solano. “Era un temor que se tenía antes que fuera a desaparecer la televisión, y no se ha complementado. El público se ha dividido un poco. Los jóvenes que antes no estaban enterados de las noticias, ahora ya lo hacen gracias a las redes sociales”.

For a long time, i
The Prospector •

O’Rourke votes with students at UTEP

Five days before election day, Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke stopped to speak and vote with UTEP students at the school’s Union Building. O’Rourke was joined by his successor U.S. Congresswoman Veronica Escobar, El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego and UTEP’s chapter of the University Democrats of El Paso.

Escobar spoke on the importance of younger people’s involvement in politics and how this upcoming election is critical for the future.

“This turnout has not been as good as e
The Prospector •

Governor Abbott visits the borderland

Governor Greg Abbott stopped by the City of El Paso only a week away from election day to gain support for his campaign. His visit out west consisted of two events in both the upper and lower valleys.

Abbott’s first stop was to the brand-new Charter Communications’ Spectrum Gran Vista Call Center located at 8460 Gran Vista Dr. where he was joined by El Paso city officials, including El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego and El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser. Governor Abbott made this stop to further

KERA News

May 2024 - August 2024

Texas Standard •

Methodist Mansfield Hospital uses AI tools for brain mapping

Methodist Mansfield utilizes the RAPID-AI technology by running CT scans through the software programmed to flag potential abnormalities. Once the AI finds an abnormality, the medical team is then notified. A neuro-radiologist then determines if there is a need for further medical treatment.
Fresquez would then recount the story of Kristin Booth, 45, who was taken to the hospital after waking up unable to speak or move her right arm.
According to the hospital’s in-house magazine Shine, the mothe...
KERA News •

Calls to release full Anthony Johnson Jr. video, resignation of Sheriff Waybourn continue

Protesters gathered again Thursday afternoon to demand the release of the full video of Anthony Johnson Jr.’s death inside the Tarrant County Jail and the resignation of county officials.

The demonstration was held outside the Tarrant County Corrections Center and was organized by the Brotherhood Awareness Network and Fight for Justice – Tarrant County.

Earlier this month, the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled that Johnson’s death was a homicide, a reason that fueled Thursday’s pr
KERA News •

Tarrant County Election Integrity Task Force reports 82 voter fraud complaints, no cases filed

The Tarrant County Election Integrity Task Force received 82 complaints of alleged voter fraud over the past 15 months. In that time, zero charges have been filed.

That's according to County Administrator Chandler Merritt, who spoke at Tuesday’s Tarrant County Commissioner’s Court meeting.

The task force was created by Sheriff Bill Waybourn, County Judge Tim O’Hare and District Attorney Judge Phil Sorrells and was announced to the public February 2023.

But the trio of elected officials did no

El Paso Matters

January 2024 - May 2024

El Paso Matters •

El Paso border crossings see uptick, remain below pre-pandemic levels

Three years had passed since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic when 25-year-old Mariano Adame eyed an opportunity in Downtown El Paso: A building near the international bridge that connects to Ciudad Juárez had plenty of room for his dream fashion boutique.

He took a chance and opened IM Novelties at 222 Texas Ave. last fall with a hope that the post-pandemic struggles in border crossers – and therefore, a decrease in shoppers – would begin to reverse.

“It was a risk (to open up), especially
El Paso Matters •

More than 100 years of El Paso, Juárez music showcased in exhibit

Over the years, musicians across El Paso and Ciudad Juárez have used their songs to reflect on the culture of the border or the political and social turmoil of a given era.

The El Paso Museum of History captures these moments in Borderland music history in its newest exhibit, “Musica in Fronteras: Twentieth Century to Now.”

The exhibit, Spanish for “music without borders,” opens Saturday, April 27, and will feature vinyl records, record players, musical equipment and written and oral testimoni
El Paso Matters •

Attendance at Trump rally becomes center of county judicial race

What started as a run-of-the-mill race for the El Paso County Criminal Court at Law No. 1 judicial seat turned heated when a picture began circulating of one of the candidates, appointed Judge Linda Perez, at a Donald Trump rally in 2019.

Neither of the two Democratic candidates, Linda Noelle Estrada, 40, nor Perez, 49, knows who began circulating the picture. Perez, however, asserts that the photo is not reflective of her values as a Democrat.

“With regards to my Democratic values, my voting