James Matthews
Studio 20 2010
Links: Website
Job: Delegate at International Committee of the Red Cross
Location: Puerto Asis, Colombia
Hometown: Madrid, Spain
What I Do Now
I coordinate the humanitarian response in an area of rural Putumayo department.
Before Studio 20
I was an academic researcher (PhD Spanish history).
During Studio 20, I worked directly with…
WorldFocus, Reuters Brazil, SeeClickFix
Final Project Partner
The Local East Village
Problem I helped solve…
I developed best practices to use a tool to report non-emergency local concerns for in-depth hyperlocal reporting.
Professional hops since graduating…
I was an academic researcher and a Reuters stringer in Argentina.
Why Studio 20
It was fun and flexible. I still use the digital reporting skills all the time for Communications work with the ICRC (International Committee of the Red Cross).