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Madeleine Wattenbarger
Madeleine Wattenbarger

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Jan 26, 2021

Most Things I Know About Freelance Journalism & Cold-Pitching

Once upon a time, an older man told me I could never start my career as a journalist writing longform stories about international human rights issues, and should, rather, try to start in a newsroom and climb my way up the ladder until I was hired as a foreign correspondent…

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Published in ZORA

·Mar 12, 2020

Meet the Women Smashing Mexico’s Male-Dominated DJ Scene

Musas Sonideras may not be as well-known as their male counterparts, but they are making waves with fans and skeptics alike — Marisol Mendoza takes to the DJ booth in a personalized black-and-purple windbreaker. Her name, embroidered in bright block letters, adorns the right arm, and the left arm displays the flags of Colombia, Puerto Rico, and Cuba — three of the most iconic producers of tropical music. …

Mexico

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Meet the Women Smashing Mexico’s Male-Dominated DJ Scene
Meet the Women Smashing Mexico’s Male-Dominated DJ Scene
Mexico

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Published in BRIGHT Magazine

·Mar 21, 2019

Self-Defense Classes, With A Side Of Feminist Theory

In January, 10 Mexican women were murdered every day. Now, they’re fighting back — by kicking down the patriarchy.

Women

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Self-Defense Classes, With A Side Of Feminist Theory
Self-Defense Classes, With A Side Of Feminist Theory
Women

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Published in The Billfold

·Apr 11, 2017

How To Talk About The Gig Economy At Parties

On side hustles and making a living. — It first happened just a week or two after I plunged into the murky swimming pool of existential uncertainty & side-hustles that is participation in the gig economy. A stranger at a party asked me what I do. I fumbled to explain that I was sort of unemployed and sort…

Sharing Economy

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How To Talk About The Gig Economy At Parties
How To Talk About The Gig Economy At Parties
Sharing Economy

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Published in The Billfold

·Mar 1, 2017

Student Loans on a Foreign Budget

How expats handle debt from abroad. — Callie Woods was 18 years old, on the brink of choosing a college, when her older sister sat her down for a talk. “Mom and Dad did a crap job of explaining student loans,” Callie remembers her sister saying. “You don’t have to go somewhere expensive. You can go to…

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Student Loans on a Foreign Budget
Student Loans on a Foreign Budget

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Jul 4, 2016

Ramona Quimby & Me

When my siblings and I entered the Chestnut Hill branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia, the librarians greeted us by name. “The Wattenbargers are here,” the librarian at the front desk would call to her colleague in the children’s section. I’d spend as long as I could browsing the…

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Books

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Madeleine Wattenbarger

Madeleine Wattenbarger

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Journalist & writer, Mexico City. Human rights, politics, cities, culture. http://www.m-watt.com.

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