Gabriel Alves
As seen in:
Folha de S.Paulo,
G1 Globo,
Medium,
UOL,
Valor Econômico,
Estadão,
Portal R7,
Terra,
Agência Brasil,
Taylor & Francis Online,
O Tempo
and
Covers:
Science, health, education, environment, biology, chemistry, physics, medicine, archeology, paleontology, engineering, astronomy
Doesn't Cover:
food
Entusiasta da comunicação e jornalista com especial interesse em ciência e saúde. Biomédico e doutor em ciências pela Unifesp; matemático pela USP
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
I was a reporter at Folha, covering education
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Long ago, before a became a journalist.
How is social media changing news?
Everything is changing faster and it is becoming hard for the audience to tell the difference between opinion and facts
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Tintin
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To unveil the truth, or at least make it less complicated
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
Can't remember one
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
In short sentences, by email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Telephone, internet, voice recorder, text processor
What's your favorite social network?
LinkedIn
Who do you wish followed you?
The presidents and prime ministers of the G20
Why did you become a journalist?
Because I thought I could be a good one. Don't know if I am doing it right, though
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Yes, I wrote a few pieces. It was a great experience.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
There are many. One special series was "A Matemática Explica" (Mathamatics Explains). - https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/ciencia/2019/07/reportagem-da-folha-recebe-premio-do-impa.shtml
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Work smart, be concise and do not go with the flock
When's the best time to pitch you?
In the morning
What's the best pitch you ever got?
One of the best was about a new kind of intra-womb surgery that could prevent paraplegy in fetuses
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Those long and boring ones that just try to score some big shot
What's your favorite drink?
Water
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Training martial arts, cooking, reading or just relaxing
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Science, Nature, NYT, and other major Brazilian newspapers
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That somebody's claim are as good as consolidated scientific information
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