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    YOUTH REVOLUTION

    Nov 19, 2020 4 minutes

    LEO ROCHA

    Journalist

    eo Rocha, a reporter at KOMU TV in Columbia, Mo., gives voice to the voiceless, especially those whose experiences tend to be ignored, like queer BIPOC and those with HIV. Currently working on a documentary about the late MTV star and activist Pedro Zamora, the gay Colombian-American journalist has worked in local news, digital media, and print. “No matter where I go, it’s my personal goal to make sure marginalized people are properly represented both in newsrooms and in the content we produce,” he says, arguing that Gen Z journalists should break outdated traditions in the newsroom. “We don’t believe in the traditional notion of ‘objectivity,’ which inherently punishes journalists who belong to marginalized

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