Sergio Spagnuolo on Muck Rack

Sergio Spagnuolo

(He/Him)
  • Founder and Managing Editor, Volt Data Lab
São Paulo
As seen in: Folha de S.Paulo, Medium, UOL, Business Insider, Daily Mail, El País, Reuters, Terra, Terra Byte, CNBC and
Covers:  Technology, Media and Digital Economy
journalist from Brazil. JSK Fellow at Stanford.
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Interview

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Only for fun

How is social media changing news?

Journalists are still considering that answer, no consesus

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Lowell Bergman

What does it mean to be a journalist?

To provide information for people to lead their lives

What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?

#cadeaagua

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

E-mail

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

ChartBlocks, Tableau Public, Pages, Twitter, Wordpress

What's your favorite social network?

Twitter

Why did you become a journalist?

2005

What story are you most proud of writing or working on?

Brazil's 2014 elections overall

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Don't buy/subscribe/follow bad news
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