Gabriela Martínez | WITF
Gabriela Martínez is a Report for America corps member covering race and identity in central Pennsylvania with a focus on the region’s growing Latino community. She is interested in grassroots political movements and covering the discussions happening in underrepresented communities of color.
Previously, she worked as an associate producer at Kentucky Educational Television (KET) producing stories on the commonwealth’s diverse regions and contributing to state legislature coverage. She also worked as a news assistant at the PBS NewsHour, interned at WAMU 88.5, and was a Fulbright English teaching assistant in Russia. Gabriela holds a master’s degree in multiplatform journalism from the University of Maryland.
Gabriela was born and raised in Puerto Rico. She is fluent in Spanish, English and Russian.
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As school districts across the state wrestle with policies about which books should be on library shelves, some people are asking what rights and restrictions guide school boards. -
An advocacy group is offering stipends for doulas who want to get a state certification. WITF’s Gabriela Martinez reports, the goal is to expand access to doula care and reduce maternal mortality. -
Black and Hispanic drivers in Pennsylvania are more likely than white drivers to be searched for discretionary reasons. -
Eight Pennsylvania municipalities are slated to exit the Act 47 distressed municipalities program in the next 10 months. -
During the pandemic, people on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as SNAP, received additional money for food. This emergency funding ended in March. -
The National Transportation Safety Board has released a preliminary report on the factory explosion in West Reading that killed seven people and injured 11. -
A new state senate bill would amend current state teacher certification rules to allow DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) recipients to work in Pennsylvania public schools. -
A bill making its way through the state House would expand the automated expungement system to include some type of low-level drug and property-related felonies. -
A federal judge’s ruling seeks to end FDA approval of one medical abortion drug. WITF’s Gabriela Martinez reports, it’s not clear whether or when the ruling will take effect – and a Pennsylvania reproductive health provider is making plans in case it does. -
More than 190,000 people in Pennsylvania live in what are known as “maternal care deserts.” These are areas that have a significant shortage or lack of maternal health services.
