Jaime Velazquez

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Correspondent, Freelance

Bihār, Madrid

Spain

As seen in: Bloomberg CityLab, Euronews

Freelance correspondent Madrid, Spain. TRT World. Ex-Euronews corro in Spain. Former correspondent Africa for ABC (Spain) TELEVISA & News Agency EFE in Joburg

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What was your first job as a journalist?

I was weekend editor for one of the first online papers in Spain diariodirecto.com back in 2003

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes

What does it mean to be a journalist?

Being a journalist is always trying to find your angle on a story

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Email

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

Premier Pro, Photoshop, social networks and a lot of Google search

What's your favorite social network?

Twitter

Why did you become a journalist?

I wanted to contribute to surface things that matter

What story are you most proud of writing or working on?

The Ebola Crisis in Sierra Leone

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Read/watch as much news as you can

When's the best time to pitch you?

Midday

When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?

At my phone

Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?

New York Times

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Jaime Velazquez

Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

Have you ever used a typewriter?

What does it mean to be a journalist?

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

What's your favorite social network?

Why did you become a journalist?

What story are you most proud of writing or working on?

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

When's the best time to pitch you?

When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?

Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?

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Jaime Velazquez

Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

Have you ever used a typewriter?

What does it mean to be a journalist?

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

What's your favorite social network?

Why did you become a journalist?

What story are you most proud of writing or working on?

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

When's the best time to pitch you?

When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?

Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?

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Get in touch with Jaime