GraciasVida Center for Media

Media interest in stories from Central America historically has ebbs and flows. Through the non-profit GraciasVida Center for Media, Maria Martin has for decades consistently tried to tell those stories that are important for audiences in the U.S. to listen to—in English and in Spanish...no matter what the level of mainstream media interest is. The GVCM and Maria have also trained hundreds of rural journalists—an endeavor we hope to continue.

WE ARE RAISING FUNDS TO CONTINUE THE WORK OF THE GRACIASVIDA CENTER FOR MEDIA, and any donation will help make an impact and is tax-deductible. Thanks in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much to me and to so many in Central America.

https://youtu.be/EOnUqjIogYk

LINKS TO SOME OF MARIA MARTIN’S REPORTING—

IN ENGLISH AND IN SPANISH

INDIGENOUS MAYA AND COVID

https://spiritualedge.org/s1-sacred-steps/calling-on-ancient-maya-wisdom-to-heal-guatemalan-widows

https://www.npr.org/2018/07/22/631255034/there-is-nothing-for-us-here-why-people-keep-leaving-guatemala

https://www.npr.org/2018/06/04/616733831/guatemalan-woman-s-death-demonstrates-risks-migrants-take-to-get-to-the-u-s

En Español: SPANISH-LANGUAGE REPORTS

JUEZ GUATEMALTECO PERSEGUIDO/ GUATEMALAN JUDGE PERSECUTED/

http://radiobilingue.org/features/en-la-mira-juez-guatemalteco-que-persigue-crimenes-de-guerra/

DOCUMENTAL: SANACION EN SANTA LUCIA CUSCATLAN

https://www.dropbox.com/s/5z5ajml5ouhop5i/Sanacion%20en%20Santa%20Lucia.final.wav?dl=0

http://radiobilingue.org/edicion-semanaria/mayas-guatemaltecos-golpeados-por-la-pandemia-critican-abandono-de-su-gobierno/

PODCASTS/DOCUMENTARIES

REVEAL: GUATEMALA CORRUPTION AND MIGRATION

https://revealnews.org/episodes/the-robert-mueller-of-latin-america/?fbclid=IwAR097StM9zRzbd3MjTPpfD9G6XksVFjKG3y05wfbt20Vu8Rs75QrIretP_U

A COMPREHENSIVE AWARD-WINNING BILINGUAL 13-PART DOCUMENTARY SERIES

DESPUES DE LAS GUERRAS: CENTRAL AM AFTER THE WARS

http://www.afterthewars.org

MONTAGE OF MARIA MARTIN PRODUCTIONS: FOR NPR AND LATINO USA, RADIO ART, ETC

https://www.dropbox.com/s/pg8wbthiw1b80hb/MARTIN%20WORK%20SAMPLE%202.%20montage.wav?dl=0