Isaac Vargas

Denver

Multimedia Journalist at USC Annenberg Media

@uscannenberg, formerly @dnvrite, @newscpr. @uofdenver, @nextgenradio alum. 🇲🇽🇺🇸.

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Articles

From Strikes to Deepfakes

1 month ago | uscannenbergmedia.com | Amy Lopez |Isaac Vargas

On today’s show, we tune into a local strike in Los Angeles, and uncover a bill with the potential to reduce deepfakes. All that and more, From Where We Are.
From a Plant Nursery to Vatican City

2 months ago | uscannenbergmedia.com | Isaac Vargas |Amy Lopez

On today’s episode, we attend a rally calling for the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia and we hear from tourists in Rome on the Pope’s passing. All that and more, From Where We Are.
From Narco-Corridos to Allyship

2 months ago | uscannenbergmedia.com | Isaac Vargas |Amy Lopez

On today’s show, we talk about why politicians are so nervous about narco-corridos and we discuss undocumented student allyship. All that and more, From Where We Are.
From Dolores Huerta to Fast Fashion Tariffs

2 months ago | uscannenbergmedia.com | Isaac Vargas |Amy Lopez

On today’s show, we talk about Dolores Huerta Day and her legacy to the impact tariffs will have on fast fashion. All that and more, From Where We Are.
From Green Cards to Dream Centers

Mar 11, 2025 | uscannenbergmedia.com | Isaac Vargas |Amy Lopez

On today’s show, we discuss how green card holders can de detained and what a dream center would mean here at USC. All that and more, From Where We Are.
From Fire Chief to Carol Folt

Mar 4, 2025 | uscannenbergmedia.com | Isaac Vargas |Amy Lopez

On today’s episode, we speak to Carol Folt exclusively, we recap Folt’s morning University Address, Former Fire Chief Kristin Crowley loses her bid, we learn the importance language holds, and we speak to research professor Zoë Corwin about uplifting educators. All that and more From Where We Are.
From Microchipping to Mice

Feb 25, 2025 | uscannenbergmedia.com | Isaac Vargas |Amy Lopez

On today’s episode, we speak with locals on Pope Francis' health, USC scientists discover that mice know how to administer first-aid, we go live from the Charlotta Bass Trailblazer Award ceremony, and we hear from Dímelo reporter Gian Marco Velásquez on informing the community. All that and more, From Where We Are.
From Sanctuary City to Dining Dollars

Dec 4, 2024 | uscannenbergmedia.com | Sana Mahmud |Isaac Vargas |Malcolm Caminero

On today’s show, we speak to international students about their concerns for winter break travel and getting back into the country, learn about a dining dollar donation program, and hear what students Spotify wrapped turned out to be. All that and more, from where we are.
Students and counselors weigh in on getting through finals

Dec 3, 2024 | uscannenbergmedia.com | Isaac Vargas

It is the fall semester home stretch, and students across campus are preparing for final papers, projects and presentations. On Tuesday, USC’s Leavey Library hosted stressed-out students like Lily Alinaghizadeh, a senior global health major. “Anxious right now,” Alinaghizadeh said, describing her mood. “I have my little to-do list.
USC student veterans on the importance of finding community

Nov 12, 2024 | uscannenbergmedia.com | Isaac Vargas

About a hundred men and women, mostly veterans, gathered at USC’s underground music venue Tommy’s Place. In between red, white and blue balloon pillars stood military veteran Fabian Francis. Francis told the crowd that he was in the bottom 10% of his high school graduating class. His only goal was to retire in the military. But after his service in the Marines, and with the encouragement of his girlfriend, Francis overcame his fear and eventually enrolled in USC’s Marshall School of Business.