Alejandro Ramirez

Lawrence, MA USA
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Professional Experience

A Boston-based journalist, I usually cover local politics and protests but have also written on music and social media. The best workout of my life may have been covering the Boston May Day march, which had me constantly running from the front to the back of a parade made up of hundreds, in the rain--anything to get the story. I'm also a published creative writer.

Expertise

Writer
1 Year
Reporter
1 Year
Social Media
2 Years

Specialty

Fiction
1 Year
Politics
1 Year
Music
1 Year

Industries


Newspaper - Local/Regional
1 Year
Marketing (firm) - Small to mid-sized corp. cl
Entry Level

Total Media Industry Experience

1 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Dig Boston (10+), Content Standard (6-10), Various (Ghostwriting) (3-5), STACK (3-5), Spare Change News (3-5)

Other Work History

Administrative Assistant, Emmanuel College Nursing Department (3+ years)

Foreign Language Skills

Spanish (intermediate)

Computer Skills

Wordpress, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint

Equipment

MacBook, Microsoft Office, Droid Razr Maxx

Awards

2012 Kingston Mann Diversity and Inclusion Scholarship Award; 2013 Lee Hope Fellowship for Diverse Voices

Showcase

News Articles

The final hearing regarding proposed fare hikes and service cuts to Boston's public transportation.
Nearly one hundred transit riders and workers from all over Massachusetts rallied in front of the State House in support of House Bill 4161, which, if passed, would provide short-term funding to the struggling MBTA and regional transit authorities (RTAs).
After the MBTA boards decision to raise fare hikes and cut service, citizens rallied in city hall to encourage legislators to find an alternative path.
Part one of International Workers' Day coverage, featuring marches and rallies by Occupy Boston, Student Anarchists, and the May Day coalition.
Part two of International Workers' Day coverage, featuring a march of immigrants and workers from East Boston to Everett.
A preview of the then-upcoming Boston Latino Conference, and an explanation of the issues that make it necessary.

Music Journalism

A brief Q&A with Allston's energetic, basement-rocking hip hop trio.
A profile on Boston rapper Reks and his second album of 2012, the politically-charged "REBELutionary."