Radhamely De Leon is a New York-based culture journalist covering television, film and literature with a focus on fandom and internet culture. She currently covers entertainment news at Decider as a news reporter/producer but has previously worked in social media and book reviewing.
Radhamely De Leon is a New York-based culture journalist covering television, film and literature with a focus on fandom and internet culture. She currently covers entertainment news at Decider as a news reporter/producer but has previously worked in social media and book reviewing.
Master’s Degree in Journalism, Arts & Culture Reporting
City College of New York
Bachelor’s Degree in English, Minor in Journalism
Employment
Decider
(Feb 2023 - Present)
- Writing 4 - 6 news articles a day, averaging 1.5 million readers a month at Decider with a peak of 4.9 million readers
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Covering television and movies available on streaming platforms, with a focus on daytime television, book adaptations, celebrity crime, lawsuits and more
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Interviewing the stars of several projects including The Boys, Parks & Recreation and It’s What’s Inside
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Reviewing the latest streaming titles
- Independently curating and editing a page in the Sunday New York Post newspaper offering eight televison and film recommendations to watch that week
Publisher’s Weekly
(Feb 2024 - Dec 2024)
- Read and reviewed nonfiction titles of my choice that covered politics, history, climate science, internet culture, gender studies and technology while maintaining deadlines
- Offered incisive criticisms while appraising possible uses for audiences
- Interviewed authors for on-site Q&As
(May 2022 - Feb 2023)
- Independently managed Inverse’s official social media accounts across Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook
- Scripted and edited social videos for TikTok and Instagram
- Curated and pitched trending Moments for Twitter, garnering an average of 1,000-3,000 clicks per article and high engagement
- Tracked social metrics across platforms using Sprout Social
(June 2021 - Sept 2021)
- Pitched and reported out stories covering cybersecurity, climate change, video games, internet culture and science
- Interviewed industry experts such as scientists, hackers and privacy rights activists
- Continued contributing to Motherboard after the internship as a regular freelancer, completing multiple assignments per week including breaking news with original reporting
- Reporting on television and films
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Feature writing
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Interviewing talent
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Book reviews
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Video production (Script writing, narration, video editing)
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Fact checking
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Identifying and interviewing reputable sources
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Social media management
- GarageBand
- ProTools
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Adobe Premiere Pro
- Advanced research
Last Updated 24.10.31