Puente News Collaborative is a bilingual nonprofit news organization, convener, and funder committed to preserving local news as a public good by investing in newsrooms, supporting journalists, and filling critical gaps in reporting across the U.S.-Mexico border.
The collapse of local news
Number of news outlets along the U.S. - Mexico border
Number of news outlets along the U.S. - Mexico border
What Is Happening
Across the U.S., more than 3,200 local newspapers have shut down. Of the 25 counties along the U.S.-Mexico border, nearly half have only one or no newsroom at all.
Why It Matters
With the collapse of local news, communities see a concerning decrease in voter participation, civic engagement, and government accountability reporting, and corresponding increases in community polarization, government waste, and disinformation campaigns.
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Puente News Collaborative named as one of the 'Best of the West' for Immigration and Border Reporting
| June 27, 2025
Best of the West
Alfredo Corchado, Eduardo Garcia and Dudley Althaus grab third place with 'Mexico is about to elect its first woman president, but many doubt that will ease cartels’ grip.'read more
Texas border counties flipped to Trump in 2024. How do they view him now?
San Antonio Express-News | June 20, 2025
Alfredo Corchado
EAGLE PASS — President Donald Trump’s threatened tariffs, attacks on social programs and crackdown on illegal immigration have unsettled some residents along the Texas-Mexico border, a region that overwhelmingly supported his re-election. read more
For Borderland cattle ranchers, a trade war with Mexico, screwworm adds to list of troubles
El Paso Times | May 16, 2025
Sandra Sadek & Gibran Caroline Boyce
SANTA TERESA, N.M. — Bandanas veiled ranchers’ mouths and noses, shielding them from heavy dust clouds kicked up by the Mexican herds of cattle crossing the United States-Mexico border. read more
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Puente News Collaborative named as one of the 'Best of the West' for Immigration and Border Reporting
In the news
Puente News Collaborative named as one of the 'Best of the West' for Immigration and Border Reporting
"Alfredo Corchado, Eduardo Garcia and Dudley Althaus grab third place with 'Mexico is about to elect its first woman president, but many doubt that will ease cartels’ grip.'"