Ricardo Serrano
North Vancouver
As seen in:
Medium,
Nature,
PLOS,
iVoox Podcast and Radio,
BioRxiv,
Cell Press,
Cell Stem Cell,
ComicsBeat,
El Deber,
El Sol de México
and
acupuncturist, Qi-healer and Qigong master
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Writing in my website http://www.holisticwebs.com
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes
How is social media changing news?
It informs interested people regularly.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Harry Potter
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To share Chinese medicine educational materials to assist the natural healing and enlightening of people.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
The funniest news-related hashtag I have seen is in one of my youtube videos.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
An expert on my field in Chinese healing through meditation, Qigong and diet.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
I use my seven self-help books available in amazon to teach interested clients and use blogging by wordpress to spread the news about my boo.
What's your favorite social network?
Facebook
Who do you wish followed you?
Those people who are interested in meditation and Qigong for healing and spiritual awakening.
Why did you become a journalist?
As an expert in my field I have to let people know through my websites and books.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I write articles for my high school newspaper.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Health related stories
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Be an expert in the field you are writing about.
When's the best time to pitch you?
nightime after work and weekends
What's the best pitch you ever got?
My website has lots of readers.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Why is it not popular like the other self-healing modalities like yoga?
What's your favorite drink?
Herb teas such as green tea.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Ipad
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
one minute medicine by Dr. Spangehl
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
The most misconception about learning Meditation and Qigong is that it is hard to learn.
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