City on a Hill Press / Pamela Avila

Pamela Avila

Journalist, editor and social media strategist based in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles.

Currently, I work at USA TODAY as an entertainment editor, overseeing breaking news and trending coverage during the evening. My own reporting focuses on entertainment, pop culture and books, often through the lens of race and gender.

My work also aims to highlight the Latinx community, from your local neighbor to a rising author or a best-selling Latinx music artist in the entertainment space. There's always a story to be told, and no matter the platform or influence, their story matters.

Before USA TODAY, I worked with E! News as a reporter and editor, Los Angeles Magazine as a reporter and social media manager, and did freelance copywriting, social media and trending news writing for HipLatina and Mitú. My work also appears in Shondaland, Business Insider, Los Angeles Review of Books and more.

City on a Hill Press • November 20, 2014

In Memoriam: Chris Chitty

A Century of Denial

After 365 Days, 230 Girls Still Missing

Anzaldúan Thought Transcends Borderlands

‘Highway Six’ Set to Appear in Court April 30

In Memoriam: Jenna Rose Fiorello

UC Postpones Tuition Increase Until Fall 2015

The Subtleties of Prejudice

Anita Hill Speaks of Equality and ‘The Change That We Need’

Rally at Quarry Plaza kicks off “96 Hours of Action”

UC to Require Measles Vaccination

UC Student Regent Visits for ‘Recruitment Tour’

Q&A With UCSC Alumna Tiffany White Stanton

Dressing Down History

Black Students Protest Systematic Killings

Student Occupation Ends

Students Occupy Humanities in Protest of Tuition Hike

UC Regents Committee Approves Tuition Increase Despite Protests

TA Struggles Continue with Student Overpopulation

Arts, Humanities and Sciences Interconnected