Chirinos will lead political coverage of the 2016 U.S. presidential election across UCIs digital platforms
Univision Digital appointed Carlos Chirinos to the position of senior political editor as part of the companys ongoing focus on augmenting its digital offerings and attracting the best and most diverse digital talent in the world. He will be based in Miami and report to Borja Echevarría, VP of Digital. In this newly created role, Chirinos will lead political coverage of the 2016 U.S. presidential election across UCIs digital platforms, and spearhead the diverse digital experiences that will be available to audiences during and beyond the 2015-2016 election cycle. Univisions electoral focus will include unparalleled reporting and analysis of the issues that matter most to Hispanic America, as well as the most authoritative, innovative coverage of Latino voters ever seen to date. Additionally, in partnership with The Washington Post, Univision News will conduct a series of groundbreaking polls, publish joint reporting projects featuring video interviews, interactive infographics and digital storytelling, and host Republican and Democratic presidential candidates forums in the first quarter of 2016. Carlos Chirinos joins UCI having spent over 15 years at the BBC World Service covering some of the most important news stories of the past two decades, including a number of U.S. and Latin American presidential elections.
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