I’m Julia Luz Betancourt, an independent multimedia journalist, editor and audience expert who covers how communities organize against abuses of power. My reporting deeply examines the systems we live under and sparks dialogue on what it takes to change them.

I am the former associate editor of YES! Media, where I covered the struggle to end sexual violence in the era following #metoo, the art and culture arm of the movement for Palestinian liberation, and how student activists are resisting repression from the Trump administration.

My work has appeared in Prism, YES! Magazine, Truthout, the Latin Times, LA Progressive, GEN-ZiNE, Scheerpost and Z Network. I have also been a guest on the nationwide broadcast program, Rising Up With Sonali.

I believe journalism can bring about justice and work to amplify narratives that are underreported. In 2022, I published a zine on injustice in education after investigating food insecurity at my alma mater. I recently launched my own newsletter, ANTAGONiSTIC, on Substack.

I am a member of BreakThrough News’ national grassroots media network, have presented for the Solutions Journalism Network, and hold a bachelor of science in journalism and critical race and ethnic studies.