We are dedicated to strengthening local news along the U.S.-Mexico border.

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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

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Number of news outlets along the U.S. - Mexico border
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News outlets map
Number of news outlets along the U.S. - Mexico border
None
1
2-5
6-9
10+

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.

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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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A collaborative solution to rebuild local news

Launched as a pilot program in the El Paso and Ciudad Juárez region to preserve and promote local news ecosystems, Puente News Collaborative seeks to expand on the success of the model to encompass the newsrooms and journalists along the entire U.S.-Mexico border.

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Stories from the collaborative

Puente News Collaborative named as one of the 'Best of the West' for Immigration and Border Reporting
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?
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
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

"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.'"
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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.'"

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