Email: carlos.aviles@patch.com

Carlos Avilés, es un periodista con más de una década de experiencia, reportando una amplia gama de noticias en diferentes medios de prensa escrita hispanos.

Antes de convertirse en el editor del primer Patch Latino en el Sur de California, Carlos fue reportero por cuatro años del diario La Opinión de Los Ángeles, la publicación en español más grande y reconocida en California y en todos los Estados Unidos de América.

Su experiencia incluye la cobertura de varios temas de investigación, así como la cobertura de temas policiales, judiciales, de inmigración, salud, educación y tecnología, entre otros.

Sus notas periodísticas han aparecido además en diarios como HOY Los Angeles, una publicación de Los Angeles Times Media Group y The Press Enterprise / La Prensa, en Riverside, California.

Por varios años fue corresponsal del diario La Prensa Gráfica de El Salvador en Los Ángeles. En esta publicación  trabajo además como editor en línea,  asesor de la Revista Informática y titular de una columna semanal de Tecnología.

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Carlos has more than a decade of experience in print journalism.

He has been a reporter at La Opinion, the leading Spanish language paper in California and the United States.

He has written, edited and coordinated coverage for other Hispanic publications in Southern California.

Carlos has a strong background in investigative reporting.

He has covered topics that include police, criminal justice, immigration, health, education and technology.

His reporting experience also includes stints at Hoy Publications, a Spanish language weekly that is part of the  Los Angeles Times Media Group, and The Press Enterprise/La Prensa in Riverside.

For several years, he was an international correspondent in Los Angeles for La Prensa Gráfica, a Salvadorean daily newspaper. While at that publication, he also served as an editorial adviser for a computer information magazine and was a technology news columnist.

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Politics: How would you describe your political beliefs?

I believe in democracy and I think this will be a better world if we find the balance in all ideological points of views.

Are you registered with a certain party?

I am a registered independent.

Religion: How religious would you consider yourself? (casual, observant, devout, non religious)

I try to have a very close relationship with God.

Local Hot-Button Issues: What do you think are the most important issues facing the community?

The economy, immigration, health, and education access.

Where do you stand on each of these issues?

I try to be fair to all parties when I write my stories.

I strive to look for information that might be helpful to our reader.

Being an immigrant, my position on immigration is that we should be more tolerant of people who come here and try to make a living and contribute to the economy of this great country.