Kristopher Rivera Email & Phone Number

El Paso, Tx, Us

Washington D.C. Metro Area

- Covered international relations, U.S. foreign policy, U.S.-Russia relations, national security, defense, Congress, elections, trade, and energy for Sputnik Newswire’s bureau in Washington, D.C. - Sputnik’s parent company Rossiya Segodnya, based in Moscow, recognized me as one of the international news agency’s most impactful reporters over the last decade.- Wrote up to 10 short stories daily for the newswire, in addition to longer in-depth articles on hot topics related to U.S.-Russia relations, Ukraine, the Middle East, energy, immigration, and trade.- Established reliable media contacts in the White House, Defense Department, Congress, Justice Department, Border Patrol, NASA, among others, that became helpful for exclusive coverage.- Also formed contacts with ex-foreign diplomats and former high-level officials in the White House, United Nations, State Department, among other sources, who regularly shared their expertise on political affairs related to the Middle East, Europe, and the global economy. - Covered the 2016, 2020 and 2024 U.S. presidential elections, including live coverage of the violent protests in Washington, D.C., during U.S. President Donald Trump’s inauguration in January 2017.- Other on-site coverage includes the shooting at the GOP baseball practice in Alexandria, Va., in June 2017; the racially charged protests in Charlottesville, Va., in August 2017; immigration coverage all along the U.S.-Mexico border; the mass shooting that occurred in El Paso, Texas, in August 2019; and the CERAWeek energy conference in Houston in 2023.- Managed and met multiple deadlines daily in a fast-paced newsroom. Shot and edited multiple videos for several stories.

El Paso Area, Texas

- Assigned to news and sports desks at the top newspaper in El Paso, Texas.- Shot and produced dozens of videos for local stories. Received honorable mention in the 3A best video category of the 2016 Texas Associated Press Managing Editors Awards.- Wrote 10 stories a week; key coverage includes U.S. President Barack Obama’s visit to the Carlsbad Caverns National Park, N.M., in June 2016 and Pope Francis’ visit to Ciudad Juarez, Mex., in February 2016.- Managed and met multiple deadlines.

El Paso, Texas Area

- Wrote 62 stories for general assignment beat, including some cops, obituaries and breaking news. - Shot and produced more than 20 videos, and put together two infographics. -Managed and met multiple deadlines.

El Paso, Texas, United States

- Completed six assignments for the UTEP Magazine, including two feature stories, two obituaries, one brief and a collection of student profiles. Managed and produced a video project consisting of interviews with students that aired during a graduation ceremony. - Wrote nine newsletter stories for the UTEP news site.- Wrote daily press releases.-Shot and produced four videos.

El Paso, Texas Area

- Assigned to sports, entertainment and news for one year each. Worked as the copy editor in fall 2013 and sports editor in spring 2013. - The Associated Collegiate Press–the Prospector was chosen as a finalist for best multimedia news story for coverage on the ASARCO demolition, which took place April 13, 2013. I was part of the group of five student journalists who worked on the coverage. - 2012 Texas Intercollegiate Press Association conference. Honorable mention for in-depth reporting on a story I did on the increased use of Adderall among university students. Won best video for an interview with a local rock band, the Lusitania.

Sacramento, California Area

- Assigned to features, sports and metro desk for one month each. - Wrote 36 stories. Eight ran on B-1. Six ran on C-1. I covered a homicide and wrote about a Mexican family–mother and her two daughters–fleeing violence in Mexico driven by organized criminals. For this story I translated the interview from Spanish to English. I also covered a wildfire and Giants/Athletics baseball games.- Shot and edited six videos.- Managed and met multiple deadlines.

El Paso, Texas Area

- Wrote 17 Q&A's with local and out-of-town artists/bands.- Managed the 2013 summer concert series of weekly Q&A's with featured artists/bands while also managing assignments for my reporting internship with the Sacramento Bee newspaper. - Met multiple deadlines.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

- Wrote 19 stories. I wrote about several topics related to the 2012 presidential election, such as the newly-elected members of Congress who arrived at Capitol Hill, and Veterans Affairs issues, among other topics.- Covered the Virginia Senate race between Sen.Tim Kaine, D-Va., and former Republican senator, George Allen; wrote hourly updates with video throughout the night. - I was one of seven reporters who helped a reporter from the Scripps Howard News Service find meth contamination laws; we were each assigned seven states to investigate meth contamination laws. - One story ran A-1 in the El Paso, Inc. newspaper.- Shot and edited nine videos.- Met multiple deadlines.