What was your first job as a journalist?
I started professionalizing my work on a video game website that also integrated a social network. I have very good memories and a large part of what I am I learned from there.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes, when I was little they gave me a typewriter with tape. Sometimes he learned to write with her by copying stories, other times he wrote letters.
How is social media changing news?
Social media is one of the most important tools today. Used effectively, you can broadcast your content to larger audiences.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Be a communicator and be truthful in your content.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Through the usual email channels.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Give me a pencil and paper and I'll give you what you want. Jokes out, you don't need great software to generate good content. Give your audience what they want to read and you will have a lot to win.
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter is without a doubt my favorite social network. With short messages you can express incredible things. An easy, interesting and loaded read of many publications for all tastes.
Who do you wish followed you?
I admire Ibai Llanos a lot, he is a great communicator and he has achieved great things by imposing his style.
Why did you become a journalist?
Purely by chance. From a very young age, I wrote in an amateur way about the video games that I liked and little by little I was professionalizing my content. With work and effort I have achieved good results.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I participated in a newspaper project at the institute for ElPais. We were unable to win any prizes but as a curiosity, he was the winner in the raffle for some cups of coffee.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
That they do not lose the illusion by receiving few visits in a text and that they always defend their works. Everything comes with effort and patience.
What's your favorite drink?
Like all good video game writers, we are 90% coffee and 10% water.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Having a few beers with my friends or watching the odd series.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
One of my favorite posts, which I enjoyed publishing the most, was a coverage that I did imagining what the Nintendo 64 Mini would be like and what games it would bring. It would be really fun to see her in action one day.
