Arizona Daily Star Estrella Editor

José Merino is editor of La Estrella de Tucsón, a free weekly Spanish publication (37,000 circulation). La Estrella is a project that Merino developed as part of the Arizona Daily Star in Tucson, Arizona while taking classes to obtain his MBA.
 
From 2000 to 2004, Merino served as Design Director at the Star overseeing the design and graphics departments. During his term in charge of the visual team at the Star, he re-designed various products including the Northwest Section, At Home, La Estrella, and the Arizona Daily Star.
 
Before joining the Star seven years ago, he worked 3 years as Graphic Editor at - 21st edition World Best Designed Newspaper- Mural in Guadalajara, México and 5 years for El Imparcial, a daily newspaper in Hermosillo, México.
 
In 200, Merino was a fellow of the NAMME's Leadership Development Institute participating in the Albert Fitzpatrick Minority Leadership program; in 2004 he assisted to the American Press Institute's designing for tomorrow¹s readers workshop. During his career as a visual journalist has won numerous awards and has served as a judge and speaker for Society for News Design and other local and national organizations.

Contact José Merino:

jmerino@azstarnet.com
Tel.: 520-573-4187

Mailing Address:

4850 S Park Avenue
P.O. Box 26807
Tucson, AZ 85726-6807