Samantha Guzman, a multimedia journalist who distinguished herself at Austin PBS leading a community journalism effort focused on diversity, has been named editor of Arts Access, the new editorial partnership between KERA and The Dallas Morning News.
Launched in October, Arts Access is a joint endeavor of the two news organizations, with the mission of providing “arts, music and culture coverage in North Texas, through the lens of equity and access.”
Guzman is the latest addition to the staff, along with reporter Michelle Aslam, who joins the partnership after a yearlong stint at National Public Radio. A graduate of Southern Methodist University, Aslam worked at The News as an education reporter and later at the Texas Observer before she was selected for NPR’s competitive Kroc Fellowship for recent graduates.
Aslam and Guzman start in mid-January alongside reporter Elizabeth…
