About Alonso Vidal

Alonso Vidal is a Peruvian investigative multimedia journalist, documentarist, and photographer who focuses on immigration, human rights, and social justice.

Currently, he is a Tow Journalism fellow and Reporting fellow at FRONTLINE PBS. 

Previously, he was a Stabile fellow at the Toni Stabile Center for Investigative Journalism at Columbia University, where he also completed his master's degree.

Alonso is a former Northwestern Medill Local News Accelerator fellow, a City Bureau Civic Reporting fellow, and a UIUC SDOH & Place Fellow. 

His work has been featured in City Bureau NBC, Telemundo, La DePaulia, South Side Weekly, and Illinois Latino News.

He is also a DePaul University alumnus, where he graduated with a BFA in Film and Television with a Screenwriting concentration. 

Affiliations:  National Association of Hispanic Journalists, Investigative Reporters & Editors

Alonso is a recipient of the NAHJ Ruben Salazar scholarship.