From Ecuador to the US: Leila Sofia Medina Has Thrived in Video Journalism

Leila Sofia Medina is an Ecuadorian journalist and graduate of the Universidad de las Américas and the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. She has have an MA in Digital Multiplatform Journalism with CNN Academy and Bachelor in Multimedia and Audiovisual Production. She has worked in video production, post-production, and advertising. She was previously a Vertical video fellow at Business Insider and will soon join the New York Times as video reporter.

This interview was conducted by Alan Herrera, who oversees AFPC-USA's editorial operations.