As a reporter who was the first Latina in many newsrooms, Maria Hinojosa dreamt of a space where she could create independent, multimedia journalism that explores and gives a critical voice to the diverse American experience. She made that dream a reality in 2010 when she created Futuro Media, an independent, nonprofit newsroom based in Harlem with the mission to create multimedia content from a perspective of people of color. Futuro does this in the service of empowering people to navigate the complexities of an increasingly diverse and connected world.
As the anchor and executive producer of the Peabody Award-winning show “Latino USA”, distributed by NPR, as well as co-host of “In The Thick,” the Futuro Media’s new political podcast, Hinojosa has informed millions about the changing cultural and political landscape in America and abroad. Hinojosa is also anchor and executive producer of the PBS show “America By The Numbers,” the first national television series to examine our country’s dramatic demographic shifts, and “Humanizing America,” a digital video series that deconstructs stereotypes about the American electorate. She is also a new contributor to the long-running, award-winning news program “CBS Sunday Morning” and a frequent guest on MSNBC.
Hinojosa has won dozens of awards, including four Emmys, the John Chancellor Award, Studs Terkel Community Media Award, two Robert F. Kennedy Awards, the Edward R. Murrow Award from the Overseas Press Club and the Ruben Salazar Lifetime Achievement Award from the NAHJ. In 2019, she was named the inaugural Distinguished Journalist in Residence at her alma mater, Barnard College.
