Cristina Abellan Matamoros - Profile and Journalist Details

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Biography

Currently a digital journalist at Euronews' English desk in Lyon, France, I'm fluent in English, Spanish, French, and have working knowledge of Portuguese. I also have extensive experience in news writing, online journalism (including SEO and social media), video shooting and editing, data-driven reporting and data visualisation, as well as producing multimedia content for the web. I've been published in Politico, NPR, KQED, The Guardian, AFP and Euronews.

Content

Total articles 37

• This Mother's Note To Ex-Partner And Father Of Her Child Has Gone Viral

  By Cristina Abellan Matamoros Verified| Smart Parenting (Philippines) Verified Jessica Singleton’s Facebook post thanking her ex-partner, Jon Megason, for continuing to care for their son despite their break-up has gone viral. "This is a man who doesn't pay a dime through the state because when my son needs new clothes, I just call him. This is a man who buys a bundle of kids' movies on Vudu so even I can enjoy them with my son in my own home. A man who drops off the $45 box of pull-ups at my front door so I don't have to load him up and go to the store," she wrote.

  By Cristina Abellan Matamoros Verified · Smart Parenting (Philippines)

  Nov. 19, 2019

• European countries halted arm exports to Turkey but why haven't they done the same for Saudi Arabia?

  By Rachael Kennedy Verified, Cristina Abellan Matamoros Verified| Euronews Verified Several European countries including the United Kingdom, France, and Germany, have temporarily halted arms exports to Turkey over the country's military incursion into northern Syria. The operation, which has been ongoing for almost a week, has so far resulted in hundreds of deaths among Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

  By Rachael Kennedy Verified, Cristina Abellan Matamoros Verified · Euronews

  Oct. 19, 2019

• World's first vagina museum to open in London in November

  By Cristina Abellan Matamoros Verified| Euronews Verified By Cristina Abellan Matamoros  •  Updated: 23/09/2019 The first museum entirely dedicated to vaginas will open its doors in London this autumn. Thanks to a £50,000 (€56,600) global crowdfunding campaign, the vagina museum will aim to fight stigmas about vaginas and raise awareness about vaginal and vulval health. A press release described it as the world's "first bricks and mortar museum dedicated to the gynaecological anatomy".

  By Cristina Abellan Matamoros Verified · Euronews

  Sep. 21, 2019

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Company Info

Agence France-Presse (AFP)

Agence France-Presse (AFP) is a prominent global news agency known for its extensive and reliable coverage of international events. With a network of 1,700 journalists, AFP provides in-depth reporting on various topics, including business, politics, health, and culture. It has the largest news gathering footprint worldwide, ensuring comprehensive coverage of significant issues affecting daily life. AFP offers a variety of services designed for large companies, startups, agencies, international institutions, and NGOs. These include corporate content services that deliver trusted editorial content, a digital verification network for fact-checking, and tailored news feeds that provide customized news dispatches in six languages, available 24/7. Additionally, AFP produces over 3,000 news dispatches daily and offers photo services to capture significant events.