Jean Guerrero
American investigative journalist
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Jean Carolyn Guerrero (born March 31, 1988)[1] is an American investigative journalist,[2][3] professor, author,[4] and former foreign correspondent.[5] Guerrero is an Associate Professor of Journalism at the USC Annenberg School for Communications and Journalism.[6] She is the author of Crux: A Cross-Border Memoir, winner of the PEN/FUSION Emerging Writers Prize,[7] and Hatemonger: Stephen Miller, Donald Trump, and the White Nationalist Agenda, published in 2020 by William Morrow. Guerrero's KPBS series America's Wall[8] won an Emmy Award. Her essay, "My Father Says He's a 'Targeted Individual.' Maybe We All Are", was selected for The Best American Essays anthology of 2019.[9]
- Crux: A Cross-Border Memoir
- Hatemonger
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| Born | March 31, 1988 San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Associate professor, investigative journalist, author, essayist, columnist |
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Early life and education
Guerrero was born and raised in San Diego.[1] She is a graduate of The Bishop's School, received a B.A. in journalism with a minor in neuroscience from the University of Southern California,[10] and an M.F.A. in creative nonfiction from Goucher College.[10][11]
Career
From 2010 to 2013, Guerrero was a Mexico City bureau correspondent for The Wall Street Journal[12][13] and Dow Jones Newswires, reporting on Mexico and Central America.[14] She was an investigative reporter for KPBS in San Diego from 2015 to 2019.[15] Guerrero has been a regular contributor to NPR, PBS NewsHour,[16] and PRI's The World,[17] with appearances on CNN,[18] Democracy Now!,[19] MSNBC,[20] CBC,[21] and Univision[22] among others. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times,[23][24] the Columbia Journalism Review,[25] Vanity Fair,[26] Wired,[27] The Daily Beast,[28] The Nation,[29] and other outlets. Guerrero was an opinion columnist for the Los Angeles Times from 2022 to 2024,[30] Guerrero is a contributing writer for The New York Times.[31] She became an Associate Professor of Journalism at the University of Southern California in 2026.[32] Prior to joining the faculty at USC, Guerrero was a senior journalism fellow at the UCLA Latina Futures 2050 Lab.[33]
Crux: A Cross-Border Memoir
Crux: A Cross-Border Memoir was published in 2018 by One World:[34] Random House.[35] Reviewed as "a gracefully written and nuanced memoir"[36] in The Washington Post, the book is an exploration of borders, Guerrero's father, and Guerrero's own sense of self.[1] The book is divided into seven segments corresponding to parts of the K'iche' Maya creation story in the Popul Vuh.[37]
Hatemonger: Stephen Miller, Donald Trump, and the White Nationalist Agenda
Hatemonger was published by William Morrow: HarperCollins in 2020. "An unsparing portrait of the young architect of Trumpian nationalism", per Kirkus Reviews, "carefully documented and persuasive. A readable study in the banality of evil, even if it comes clothed in bespoke suits." Author Francisco Cantú reviewed Hatemonger as "A vital book for understanding the still-unfolding nightmare of nationalism and racism in the 21st century."[38]
Personal life
Guerrero lives in Los Angeles, California.[31] Her mother is a physician,[1] and her sister Michelle Ruby is a painter and muralist.[39][40]
Bibliography
Awards
- PEN/FUSION Emerging Writers Prize for Crux: A Cross-Border Memoir[7]
- Emmy Award from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Pacific Southwest Chapter[49] for the series America's Wall
- San Diego Press Club Excellence in Journalism Award for Investigative Reporting: Investors in Donald Trump's Failed Mexico Resort Speak Out[50]
- San Diego Society of Professional Journalists 2019 Journalist of the Year[51]
- Sacramento Press Club "Best Commentary" award for 2022[52]
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