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ARMANDO GARCIA
USA mailing address
P.O. BOX 837
CONVERSE, TX 78109, USA
Phone: 310 437 3953
E-mail: nuestraamericanews@hotmail.com
I am professional English and Spanish journalist offering editing, correction and proofreading in both languages across the United States and Latin America. I have also taught English as a Second Language and U.S. Citizenship.
I studied the career of Mass Communications, Journalism and Broadcasting at Mexico’s National University.
He is traveling this year throughout Latin America as an advisor for independent publications in news gathering, investigating reporting and news photography.
His last formal job was as Editor-Reporter for Qué Pasa Media in Charlotte, North Carolina. His job duties included news reporting for print and radio.
He also was the Media Relations director of IMF Global Enterprises in San Antonio, Texas responsible to manage the planning and execution of public relations/media relations activities designed to help generate awareness of company’s services and products among consumers.
He worked full time as reporter for Rumbo, Spanish Language newspaper in San Antonio Texas. His news beats were crime, labor, local government, state politics, immigration, and transportation. Responsible of the news assignment desk
He was the Ford Fellow Writer for the Hispanic Press News Service in Washington DC writing automotive industry stories in English and Spanish. He also wrote press releases and immigration related syndicated stories for the agency and the National Association of Hispanic Publications.
He was also the correspondent in San Antonio of Spain’s News Agency EFE for the North America region. He was also a contributor writer for El Mundo-La Crónica publications from Spain and wrote for Latino Leaders Magazine.
He worked for La Prensa de San Antonio responsible to write weekly news and feature stories in English and Spanish about the life, economic and political events of San Antonio. He received in 2004 a 2nd place award for best political story by the National Association of Hispanic Publications.
He was the editor of Imágenes-Spanish Language Newspaper published in California. Cofounder and editor of "La Farándula" a Spanish language monthly newspaper featuring Latino entertainers.
He served as the editor of "El Nuevo Tiempo”, the Spanish language weekly newspaper in Southern California. Publisher and founder of Nuestra America Magazine. He was the contributor writer for Vida Newspaper.
He was the managing editor and public relations director for the United Farm Workers of America, AFL-CIO responsible for publishing Food & Justice, El Malcriado and The Migrants. He also organized media tours and press conferences to promote the UFW’s boycotts to certain agriculture products and labor issues. Received three major journalism awards given by the Western Labor Press Association Best Overall Publication, Best Photographs and Best Feature Story.
He worked for other labor organization publications and helped grass-roots organizations with their media projects. Producer for Vision Advertising in Los Angeles in the developing and directing TV and Radio Commercials for the Spanish Language Media. Reporter for La Raza Magazine in East Los Angeles.
Resume, clippings and references are available upon request.
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