Jia Chen
Freelance reporter and photographerJia Chen is a freelance journalist and photographer for Texas Public Radio. She began with TPR working as the Bexar County selected Summer Arts Intern in 2021. Her coverage includes arts & culture, technology, politics, and more. She holds a BA in Communication from University of Texas at San Antonio, and has lived in San Antonio for over 20 years.
Her emphasis is in photojournalism and adds to storytelling and reporting with elements of visual media, including videography. Other than reporting for her community, she enjoys cooking Chinese food, road-trips, and roller-skating.
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The mural includes a list of names of the people who have died in police interactions along with images of Baltasar Rodriguez, who died in 2021 and whose friends designed the mural. -
Conservadores temerosos de que estadounidenses post-Dobbs podrían ser 'aliados', dijo Stacey Abrams a Planned Parenthood del sur de Texas.
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Abrams told the crowd that more than a year after the overturn of Roe V. Wade, abortion rights activists have been aligning with some conservatives who fear the consequences of the Supreme Court decision in states like Texas.
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Trabajadores de RAICES realizan mítines para llamar la atención sobre despidos previstos
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The union representing RAICES workers held rallies in San Antonio and Dallas Saturday to denounce planned layoffs. RAICES said those layoffs were not yet decided.
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The Uvalde community came together Wednesday night to mark one year since the Robb Elementary School Shooting.
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The music group played at Texas Public Radio's Malú & Carlos Alvarez Theater.
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American basketball star Brittney Griner returned to the United States early Friday after being freed in a high-profile prisoner exchange following nearly 10 months in detention in Russia.
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More than 250 artists showcased their work Saturday night in the five block area from just outside the Tobin Center to Travis Park. San Antonio’s Luminaria festival is inspired by Paris’ all-night arts festival, Nuit Blanche.
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A large crowd gathered in downtown San Antonio Sunday for a “Women’s Wave” rally and march. The march was part of a national movement uniting in protest against attacks on reproductive rights ahead of the November midterm elections.
