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Rubén Losada, student of the Degree in Journalism at the URJC "Journalism is a career that requires initiative and the desire to take on the world"

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Rubén Losada Alonso is a student from Madrid and has been a communicator on YouTube for a year. His main aspiration is to make himself known within the scope of national politics as an informer.

In addition to being a content creator on YouTube, he is doing external internships at the university in the digital newspaper Voz Libre. The reason for all his efforts is to carve out a position within the media scene. 

 

Q1: Why did you decide to open a channel on YouTube? What was your motivation?

I am continually informed about current affairs and I like to discuss it with my surroundings and investigate the ins and outs that may be in it. I thought it would be a good idea to take this to a more professional and public level through a YouTube channel. 

Q2: How is your channel different from other channels with the same theme?

I don't know if there is much difference with the other channels. However, I do consider that my hallmark lies in the naturalness of my content. I like the unforeseen events that can arise during the broadcast of a live show and that changes your plans. This motivates me, I like the tension that exists at the moment and that makes you rethink the content that you are going to give or how you are going to give it.

Q3: What is the goal you want to achieve through your channel?

My main objective is to create my own personal brand, a kind of digital CV. I intend to make myself known.

Q4: What are the videos that you like to make the most, that is, what topic do you like to deal with the most?

I like to inquire about national politics. I also really like making videos about social criticism, especially when they are very specific and striking topics such as euthanasia or pardons. Of course, I always try to be as objective as possible. In these issues journalistic ethics is very important. 

Q5: What is the video you have enjoyed making the most?

My favorite video is one I made about whether or not politicians represent society. I really enjoyed recording it. It is one of the videos that makes me feel the most proud.

Q6: Has journalism always been your calling?

Without a doubt, yes. My first contacts with the profession were during high school. Every Sunday I read a supplement, called Eureka, which dealt with current affairs and scientific curiosities. I also really like writing, I feel very comfortable doing it. Thus, as soon as I had the opportunity to choose a career, I chose journalism. 

Q7: Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

I would like to be doing parliamentary chronicles. I would very much like to be in the depths of national politics and to be able to be at the key moments of the present day and, thus, investigate who is behind the approval of a transcendental law, for example, or know what the inconveniences have been to the time to develop this law.

In short, I would like to dedicate myself to digital political communication, either through a podcast or my YouTube channel.

Q8: At the same time that you study and create content on YouTube, you are also doing university internships. Where are you doing them?

I recently started Voz Libre, a digital newspaper about current affairs, politics, society. I am very happy with the team and with everything I am learning going to events, talking to other journalists, etc. The experience is being very enriching.

Q9: What advice would you give to journalism students to motivate them?

The first thing I would tell them is to enjoy and be passionate about what they are doing. That they take advantage of the opportunities offered by social networks and the Internet to exploit that branch or specialty that motivates them. Journalism is a career that requires initiative and the desire to take on the world.