Javier Mota
As seen in:
Apple Podcasts,
LinkedIn,
MDPI,
Our Auto Expert (Podcast),
La Opinión,
Dialnet - Universidad de La Rioja,
Communities Digital News,
Autoproyecto,
Tele Diario,
Solo Dinero
and
Covers:
Automotive, Technology, Live Style, Travel
🚘 Auto Journalist | 🎥 YouTube Creator @Autos0to60 | 🎙️ Host @TotalCarScore
Covering global launches, test drives & industry trends — from EVs to exotics.
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Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
International correspondant
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes.
How is social media changing news?
In a bad way!
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
I don't have one.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Share stories.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
None lately.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
email. Be smart about it!
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Apple.
What's your favorite social network?
Anywhere where people appreciate what I do!
Who do you wish followed you?
Intelligent people.
Why did you become a journalist?
By chance!
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I didn't graduated from High School!
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Covering sports, the Olympics, the World Cup, Formula 1, the Super Bowl.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Be ready. Charge your batteries before you go out.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Early morning.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
A new interesting product.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
When PR people don't know who they are talking to.
What's your favorite drink?
My philosophy is this: The best bottle of wine is an empty one!
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Running. I've run 1,000 the last year.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Too many to name.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Keep trying, Nobody has the only formula for success!
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