Nonfiction Writing: Tell Your Unique Story
About Me
A course by Eileen Truax , Journalist and Writer
About the video: About Me
Overview
“Here I will introduce myself and give you an overview of my writing journey, to the turning points in my career that took me to narrative journalism, and to start mentoring young journalists and other writers so they can do it too. ”
In this video lesson Eileen Truax addresses the topic: About Me , which is part of the Domestika online course: Nonfiction Writing: Tell Your Unique Story. Learn how to write a compelling nonfiction piece that connects with readers by exploring the whys and hows behind every word.
Partial transcription of the video
“About Me Hello, I'm Eileen Truax, I'm a journalist and author. I was born and raised in Mexico, and I've lived in the U.S. for 17 years. I work as a journalist in several media, and I've written three non-fiction books and one novel. I've spent most of my life writing. I always knew that I wanted to write, and I've done from radio and TV scripts to hard news, to entertainment, politics, and I specialize in migration. That has been my bit and my subject for the past 15 years. So, we will talk about writing. But before that, I'm going to share with you some details about me. I learned to read...”
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Course summary for: Nonfiction Writing: Tell Your Unique Story
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Communication, Narrative, Non-Fiction Writing, Storytelling, Writing
Eileen Truax
A course by Eileen Truax
Eileen Truax is a journalist from Mexico City who has been based in the US for fifteen years. Books and stories had a major impact on her childhood, which soon developed into writing her own stories in the fifth grade. After high school, she was already writing news synthesis, scripts for radio commercials and for public television, articles about culture and business, profiles, and political chronicles. She holds degrees in Social Communication and Communication and Politics.
Today, Eileen writes for media outlets such as The Washington Post, The New York Times, Vice, Newsweek, El Universal, Gatopardo, 5W, and Americas Quarterly, among others. She has received the José Martí Publishing Award from NAHP; the Media Woman of the Year Award from the California Legislature, and the Desalambre Award for Human Rights Journalism. Eileen has also written four books that focus on migration and politics in the US and has contributed to five other journalistic books.
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