Ruben Rosario
Local columnist
Name: Rubén Rosario
Title: Columnist
Educational background: BA, Fordham University; Multicultural Management Fellowship Program, University of Missouri.
Employer: St. Paul Pioneer Press
Job Description: I write at least two columns a week, generally but not exclusively on public safety and social justice issues.
What do you like most about your job?
The freedom of selecting what I choose to write.
What are the most important skills and character traits you have to have to do that job well?
Passion, competitive fire and people skills.
What are the biggest challenges of your job?
Consistently writing columns on people or issues that will be thought provoking, informative or compelling. The best ones contain all three elements.
What advice do you have for young, aspiring journalists? Hone and polish writing and reporting skills. Read the best works by the best journalists. Emulate and then find your own voice. Have the fire in the belly to do the job as well as you can at all times.
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