Arielle Pierson
Arielle Pierson
Independent, bilingual investigative journalist with an Associates in Liberal Arts. Having lived in Mexico for years, she aims to improve the relationship between the U.S. and its southern neighbor.
Articles by Arielle
In Arizona, Mistakes on Spanish Election Material Resurface
In Arizona, Mistakes on Spanish Election Material Resurface
With the looming election, many people are preparing to head out and pick a candidate who they deem to be most eligible to lead this country. Yet in Arizona, the epicenter of the constant battle over immigrants rights, controversy looms over voter rights and accessibility. A recent discovery showed that in Maricopa County, two dates had been printed on the papers that contained voter ID cards, which just adds to a list of mistakes on Spanish election material. One cited the correct date in Engli...
03 Nov, 2012
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Univision Presidential Forums Fall Short Of Expectations
Univision Presidential Forums Fall Short Of Expectations
Image by Jim Young / Reuters When Univision realized that the Commission on Presidential Debates had announced an all white line up of moderators, they took matters into their own hands, believing that the Latino American community needed its voice heard in a nonpartisan environment. The idea behind the forum was for there to be a space in which candidates could discuss Latino-American issues that were likely to be overlooked in the other debates. The programming included Romney and Obama exclu...
01 Oct, 2012
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2 min read