Claudia Torrens Email & Phone Number

Greater New York City Area

I cover immigration and Latin American-related issues for The Associated Press, writing stories both in Spanish and English for AP’s subscribers and members around the world. I am a versatile reporter covering politics, sports, courts and entertainment, with a focus on Latino issues and I also translate stories from one language to the other. I started at the AP as a translator and then became the New York Correspondent for the Latin American Desk, writing stories that can include a feature on poor immigrant families opting out of food stamps because of fear of deportation or an interview with the President of Colombia. In my nearly 15 years at the AP I have become the recipient of several awards, like the Front Page Award for Wires-In-Depth Reporting by The Newswomen’s Club of New York. I also have been a grantee of The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting for a feature on vulnerable populations during the COVID-19 pandemic.

New York

Greater New York City Area

General assignments reporter for El Diario La Prensa, the longest publishing Spanish-language daily newspaper in the United States. Author of frequent front-page stories. Regular announcer of El Diario’s headlines during the Univision evening news broadcast.

Greater New York City Area

Reported for the Viva New York section on local issues like the disappearance of Spanish-language bookstores. Profiled immigrants for the Big Town, Big Dreams section. Freelanced for the weekly Daily News Hora Hispana.

Barcelona Area, Spain

Public Relations and Communications agency.Managed the Nunez and Navarro hotel accounts for English-speaking media, securing the placement of articles in foreign websites and magazines.

Framingham, Massachusetts

Lead reporter on the Latino population for the MetroWest area of Boston, authoring features on the lives of Brazilians in Framingham and stories on the immigrant vote in local elections, among others. Numerous articles published in The Boston Herald. While covering the town of Natick (2005), broke major news on local controversies over the use of chemicals in Lake Cochituate and the misuse of town finances.

Greater Boston Area

Freelance journalist who covered issues like same-sex marriage legislation, frigid weather and immigration.

Barcelona Area, Spain

Covered city hall, police, culture and entertainment

Barcelona Area, Spain

Newsroom intern at the Barcelona offices of El Pais newspaper. Covered local events and press conferences for the metro section.

Master'S, Journalism

Bachelor'S, Contemporary History