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Cristina Silva

Reporter · US

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Sep 29, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Cristina Silva

    Audiences want great journalism. Our job is to help them find it. - Poynter (opens the original)

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    There are works of journalism that resonate many years after publication. Lane DeGregory’s haunting story for the Tampa Bay Times on a family trying to help a young girl recover from unimaginable child abuse. A joyful celebration of New York City’s block parties, from Sandra E. Garcia and a team of New York Times photographers. Alan Diaz’s striking image of federal agents approaching a terrified 6-year-old Cuban boy in his family’s home. The way the Los Angeles Times’ Día de Muertos altar, creat

  2. Article · Sep 22, 2026 · Cristina Silva

    So you want out of your newsroom job, but the job market makes quitting complicated - Poynter (opens the original)

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    “That’s it,” my friend exclaimed as she collapsed into the chair across from me. “This time, I am really going to quit.” Her newsroom manager was sending her passive-aggressive messages on Slack, excluding her from important meetings and chastising her for talking to other editors. When she was done venting, I gave her a small smile. “You know you can’t just quit,” I gently told her. “The job market is awful right now.” Journalists love complaining about their newsrooms, sometimes for good reaso

  3. Article · Sep 15, 2026 · Cristina Silva

    Freelance journalism can be brutal. Here’s how successful writers make it work - Poynter (opens the original)

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    The only food in my kitchen was a bag of russet potatoes, my pants were starting to fall down my hips, and I wasn’t going to make rent that month. This is what life as a freelance journalist looked like for me as I approached my 31st birthday many years ago. That year, I traveled across Central America pitching stories about gang violence, immigration and local politics. I wrote about Pitbull’s bilingual lyrics for a national newsroom. To ensure I had at least one steady source of income, I wrot

  4. Article · Sep 8, 2026 · Cristina Silva

    Want to get promoted? Make sure you understand what your bosses want - Poynter (opens the original)

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    An editor emails the newsroom to announce so-and-so has been promoted to coveted job with impressive title. Journalists across the newsroom reach out to their friends and allies: Why did that person get the promotion and not that other person? Was anyone else ever seriously up for the job? Sometimes there is the dreaded realization: Wait. They never even posted that job opening. I didn’t know that was a role they wanted to fill. Why some people get promoted and others don’t is a frequent source

  5. Article · Sep 1, 2026 · Cristina Silva

    Hiring managers, please, please, please, stop ghosting people - Poynter (opens the original)

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    I can’t stand that editor, journalists will tell each other over coffee or beers or while chatting in newsroom corridors. They never responded to my email asking about their newsroom. They ghosted me during the job interview process. They treated me like I was a nobody at a journalism conference. Sometimes, those bad reputations are well deserved. Here is my message to hiring managers: A candidate who isn’t ready for your newsroom today could be a star staffer down the road. But by giving candid

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