Lia Salvatierra

Lia Salvatierra is a senior at UNC-Chapel Hill studying journalism and global studies, regionally concentrated in Latin America. Lia is particularly interested in the dig, and pursuing long-form stories concerning issues of immigration, education and elections. She has experience reporting for a number of outlets, producing daily, weekly and feature-style content. Her most in-depth experiences took place the past two summers. In June and July of 2022 she spent two months in Mexico City writing about the deadly landscape for Mexican journalists. This past summer she reported for the longform, investigative, nonprofit outlet, WyoFile covering policy and underrepresented communities in the state. This is Lia’s third year as a staffer for UNC-Chapel Hill’s first outing club, leading students from North Carolina mountains to beaches.