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# Meet RANGE’s new bilingual reporter
- URL: https://www.rangemedia.co/meet-daisy-english/
- Published: 2026-02-17T23:26:40.000Z
- Updated: 2026-02-18T20:56:29.000Z
- Description: Daisy Zavala Magaña, who’s covered immigrant labor for us as a freelancer, started this week as the newest full-time member of our team
- Author: Daisy Zavala Magaña
- Tags: Range Updates

[Conoce a la nueva reportera bilingüe de RANGEDaisy Zavala Magaña, quien ha escrito sobre la mano de obra inmigrante para nosotros como periodista independiente, comenzó esta semana como reportera de tiempo completo![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/35/e7/35e7a6d5-1d7d-405c-9ee3-dce92dfd190f/content/images/icon/8-12.png)RANGE MediaDaisy Zavala Magaña![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/35/e7/35e7a6d5-1d7d-405c-9ee3-dce92dfd190f/content/images/thumbnail/IMG_8056.jpg)](https://www.rangemedia.co/meet-daisy-spanish/)

I thought about several different ways to introduce myself – I played around with something creative and then something fun – but in the end I just decided that a simple hello might suffice.

My name is Daisy Zavala Magaña and I grew up in Wenatchee. Daughter to immigrants from Michoacán, Mexico, I spent my summers working in cherry fields, like many other first-generation kids. 

This opened my eyes to many things at a young age: class division, racism and labor exploitation. 

I’ve covered [farmworkers](https://rangemedia.co/essential-but-unprotected/?ref=rangemedia.co) and [labor](https://rangemedia.co/wa-worker-protection-measures-undocumented-labor-and-industries/?ref=rangemedia.co) extensively, including for RANGE as a freelancer, since I began my career in journalism in Washington around 2020\. I’m joining you after spending a little over two years working as a local journalist in the US-Mexico border community of Ambos Nogales, which encompasses Nogales, Arizona, and the neighboring Mexican city in Sonora sharing the same name.

During my time on the border, I learned much about the interconnectedness of the two cities, as well as from the border theatrics by officials, and from the lived experiences of migrants, deportees and asylum-seekers. I found just as much value in witnessing the real impact of harmful immigration policies under both Democratic and Republican leadership and the [parachute journalism ](https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/communication-and-mass-media/parachute-journalism?ref=rangemedia.co)that accompanies shifts in the news cycle. It was a formative time for me as a journalist.

But I’m excited to get to work in Spokane, which is where my career in journalism started with two internships at *The Spokesman* while I was a student at Washington State University. After graduating, I worked at *The Seattle Times* for a bit before heading to the border to work for *The Nogales International*, where I was the only reporter for a time.

Now that I’m back in my homestate, I’m ready to dive into stories that touch on immigration, labor, equity and whatever else our community needs to be covered. 

I would also love recommendations for books, music, local coffee spots and good food. On a personal note, I also enjoy sudoku and learning how to play the acoustic guitar.

Reach me at [daisy@rangemedia.co](mailto:daisy@rangemedia.co) or on [Bluesky](https://bsky.app/profile/bydaisy.bsky.social?ref=rangemedia.co).