Pablo Vande Rusten
As seen in:
El País
Covers:
Sports, Crime, Justice... In that order.
Doesn't Cover:
Economy, Fashion, Politics
22. En @el_pais
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
TV Producer Assistant at America TV in Buenos Aires
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes.
How is social media changing news?
It is changing it for bad. Media offers crap, people demand crap, media offers more crap. All for the clickbeat...
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Frost
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Only one thing. Being responsible to tell the stories that you have became an expert about. And only that. Difficult in the Twitter world...
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
I don´t know. Usually I like to find them on my own... Otherwise, in a sincere and honest way.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Street. A pen and some paper. Statistics sites. Twitter.
What's your favorite social network?
Facebook
Who do you wish followed you?
Juan Román Riquelme and Diego Latorre, two ex football players from Argentina.
Why did you become a journalist?
Luck.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
A story about PSV fans humiliating some poor women in Plaza Mayor in Madrid. It was worldcast
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Try to enjoy the stories that you love. Then write them.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Morning.
What's your favorite drink?
Fernet
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
In my phone, unfortunatelly.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The Economist and Vox
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That we all write the same stuff.
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