Xavier Duarte
Verified
(He/Him)
As seen in:
Middle East Images,
Het Financieele Dagblad
Covers:
Breaking news, international news, documentary photography, social movements, politics, and cultural features.
Doesn't Cover:
Corporate PR, product reviews, lifestyle.
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
When I was a Child at 16
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes
How is social media changing news?
Destroy it
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Mikael Blomkvist
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To put light into the darkness
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
#BreakingNews—mostly because it’s usually attached to someone’s personal drama or a minor celebrity pet update rather than actual journalism.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Via email only. Pitch me deeply reported human stories, exclusive long-form profiles, or unique cultural angles with ready-to-talk sources. If it doesn't fit a Sunday magazine narrative, please don't send it.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Macbook, Nikon D850 and LrC and Photoshop
What's your favorite social network?
For a while Instagram
Who do you wish followed you?
Geo, Nathional Geographic, BBC
Why did you become a journalist?
I love to much photography and challenges.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
not
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
About searcher mothers
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Do it only if you really love it
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime
What's the best pitch you ever got?
To cover the mothers searchers of relatives forced missing.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
I was pitched an interview with someone purely because they had butt surgery.
What's your favorite drink?
Water
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
at transport
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The Sunday supplement of La Vanguardia of Catalunya.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That Sunday magazine features are just 'light' entertainment. In reality, they require months of deep reporting, extensive profiling, and a narrative depth that standard daily news simply doesn't have room for
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
Create a Muck Rack profile.