Alejandra Marquez Janse
Alejandra Marquez Janse is a producer for NPR's evening news program All Things Considered. She was part of a team that traveled to Uvalde, Texas, months after the mass shooting at Robb Elementary to cover its impact on the community. She also helped script and produce NPR's first bilingual special coverage of the State of the Union – broadcast in Spanish and English.
Before joining the show as an intern in 2021, Marquez Janse was an intern for South Florida's NPR member station, WLRN. She is a proud graduate of Florida International University, where she studied journalism and political science.
Marquez Janse was born and raised in Caracas, Venezuela.
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North Korea says it's experiencing its first COVID outbreak. Experts are skeptical, but they are also wondering if this means the country will accept outside help or if it can handle it alone.
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Decades after breaking into Hollywood, Driver is ready for the world to see a little bit more of her. In her memoir she shares stories about her life from childhood to her unexpected path into acting.
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Hunt-Broersma picked up the sport after her left leg was amputated below the knee in 2001 and people told her she couldn't run. She set out to prove them wrong and never looked back.
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Taco Bell's Mexican Pizza was a staple comfort food for South Asians across the country. Now the fast food chain is bring the favorite back to its menu.
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An estimated $600 billion in taxes will go uncollected this year because the IRS doesn't have the people and technology it needs to enforce the existing tax law.
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There are five skin tone emojis to choose from, but doing so can open a complex conversation about race and identity.
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Early humans seemed to strike the perfect balance in situating their hearths in the cave, preserving ample sitting and cooking space while avoiding the worst effects of smoke.
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Imani Perry discusses what it meant to write a book about her own home, and why the South is so important to comprehend the rest of the nation.
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When brain researcher Laura Cuaya moved from Mexico to Hungary, she wanted to know if her two dogs would recognize the change in language. So she devised an experiment.
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Piñatas are a common element in parties across different countries, but especially in Mexico around Christmas time, and the story of their origin combines cultures, traditions and religions.