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Michael Lopez

Aurora
Covers:  Gaming news
Christian. Gamer. Streamer. Former contributor to The Gamer

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My professional career started in an unlikely place. With a broken relationship, a bar, and political opinions.

Relationships are difficult. My first one of nearly seven years didn't end well, but it did (among other things) inspire me and my father to open a bar.

There I spent another six years of my life learning how to manage a business with $500,000 in gross reciepts, six employees and everything else that goes with owning a business. All of that started in 2014 when I was the ripe old age …

What was your first job as a journalist?

Writing for VozWire.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes, I have. It's not particularly efficient or useful, but it is fun to use.

How is social media changing news?

Headlines are all that 98% of people read. I even ran an experiment to confirm that. Headlines are basically the end-all-be-all of news now.