Raul Velasquez
(He/Him)
As seen in:
MSN,
MSN New Zealand,
MDPI,
Taylor & Francis Online,
GameRant,
Bitcoin Magazine,
TheGamer
Covers:
Entertainment, Bitcoin, football, video games, film and television, with a special focus on the business aspects pertaining to each industry.
⚖️🧮 Abogado que entiende matemática
🍊 ₿itcoin
⚽ Hipster del fútbol
🏴☠️ Pirata de internet
🎞️ Hablo de cine
🎮 Minimalista de los videojuegos
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Writing football tactical analysis articles.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
A few times because my uncle has one.
How is social media changing news?
Social media CHANGED the news, most crucially by becoming the main newsstand where outlets have to sell their stories.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Peter Parker
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To portray truthful and vetted information in a way that resonates with a set audience, and to accept the responsibility that commands.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
My writing highly adaptable to any style, thus due to my schedule I prefer to be approached by someone with any interesting topic in mind.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Text editors, Google, image editing tools and a very curious mind.
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter (not calling it X)
Who do you wish followed you?
Accomplished writers and personalities from the film, video game, finance and sports industries that for some reason took note of my work.
Why did you become a journalist?
I love writing, and doing so has prepared me better to communicate information in a more concise manner in other media.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Not at all.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Is This A Pokemon Card Bubble? https://www.thegamer.com/pokemon-tcg-inflation-prices/
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Stay honest, always fight for the truth, and resist the clickbait.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Any time is good, as long as it doesn't interfere with other tasks.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
The relationship between the pandemic, money printing and the rise in price of scarce collectibles such tradings cards and Bitcoin.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Localized streaming services featuring only a specific country's film and TV productions
What's your favorite drink?
Water
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Working out, reading, getting some healthy sun exposure, playing fighting games or finding good food.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The Athletic
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
My writing is either too formal or too informal
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
Create a Muck Rack profile.