Alexandra Tirado Oropeza
Verified
As seen in:
The Washington Post,
MSN,
MSN Ireland,
Yahoo Life,
The Independent (UK),
Yahoo Canada,
Yahoo News,
Yahoo News Malaysia,
Yahoo News New Zealand,
Aol,
Yahoo
and
Covers:
music; movies; social commentary; Venezuela; immigration; politics; feminism; social issues; television; trends
Editor in chief at @indyespanol. Venezuelan immigrant. Tweets in Spanglish. She/her/hers. Views are my own.
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
My first job as a journalist was as opinion contributor in my school's newspaper, The Minaret.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No, but I'm dying to!
How is social media changing news?
It makes people more informed about the things that would sometimes be overlooked by major publications but are still relevant to society
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Hildy Johnson in His Girl Friday
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To seek the truth, tell a story and provide a voice to people and movements that need to be heard.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
By email.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Google Docs, Word, Wordpress and sometimes InDesign.
What's your favorite social network?
Instagram.
Who do you wish followed you?
Tina Fey.
Why did you become a journalist?
Because it allows me to write about the things I care about.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
My high school did not have a newspaper.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
The story of Ricardo Vega, a student of my university who died and whose dead was overlooked by the administration though it affected many.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Write about everything. Writing about what you are passionate about is wonderfully fun and writing about new things allows you to learn.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime!
What's the best pitch you ever got?
The story of a group of students who were being denied their right to record at a public space for a school project.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Covering a Career Services event that happened every two months.
What's your favorite drink?
Rum on the rocks.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
At my couch watching Netflix and learning to sew.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The Ringer, Cosmopolitan, Reductress, Rolling Stone.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That pop culture does not affect people's views and opinion about things like politics and social awareness.
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
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