Behind the Byline: The Quest to Bring Spanish Language to KHN

By Paula Andalo

May 13, 2021

<br /> <span class="byline">Paula Andalo</span></p> <p>KHN has never been busier ― and health coverage has never been more vital. The Behind The Byline series on <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5Qew-7pSXbCwQ-J_5BCOzMCtwEU_KV0m" rel="noopener">YouTube </a>and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/tv/CBi-e3LhFNl/" rel="noopener">Instagram TV</a> offers an insider’s view.</p> <p>Journalists and producers from across KHN’s newsrooms take you behind the scenes in these bite-size videos to show the ways they are following the story, connecting with sources and sorting through facts.</p> <p><strong>Paula Andalo — The Quest to Bring Spanish Language to KHN</strong></p> <p>About 37 million people in the United States speak Spanish at home and consume information in Spanish, according to one estimate.</p> <p>Knowing this, and building on decades of experience as a health journalist, ethnic media editor Paula Andalo developed a strategy to bring KHN’s coverage to Spanish speakers. She has forged partnerships with Spanish-language news outlets across the United States and in Latin American countries.</p> <p>“I see this job as a mission,” said Andalo. “We offer reliable health content for free and KHN delivers that information in the way Spanish speakers feel most comfortable consuming it.”</p> <p>
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