Kansas City PBS is excited to announce that Vicky Diaz-Camacho, community reporter for Flatland, has been selected for the Institute for Citizens & Scholars’ 2022 Higher Education Media Fellowship, supported by ECMC Foundation. Diaz-Camacho is one of 13 outstanding journalists representing a variety of outlets, regions, media and interests that comprise the fifth class of reporters.
In the wider announcement, the Institute for Citizens & Scholars explains the “Higher Education Media Fellowship aims to increase the number of journalists equipped with tools and networks to provide more comprehensive coverage of postsecondary education, particularly career and technical education (CTE).
Each ECMC Foundation Fellow receives an award of $10,000—a $5,000 stipend and $5,000 to support a special CTE reporting project. Fellows will attend an in-person symposium this spring focused on topics related to postsecondary CTE and professional development. Following the symposium, Fellows will complete a CTE reporting project, such as a special report or series."
Diaz-Camacho serves as community reporter, for Flatland, the digital journalism arm of Kansas City PBS. She is also co-host and creator of The Filter podcast. Raised in El Paso, Texas, a border city in the Southwest, Vicky’s Mexican and Puerto Rican roots inform much of her reporting, which has a major focus on culture, race and health. Before joining Kansas City PBS, she interned at NPR and worked as a Kansas City Business Journal data journalist. She graduated from the University of Kansas School of Journalism with an emphasis on news and editing and is a proud University Daily Kansan alumna.