Monday, March 24, 2025

Julio Rosas: Independent Journalist

 One of the best ways to access information without corporate media influence is Substack, as discussed in earlier blogs Substack is a platform where people can subscribe to individual reporters supporting them directly. This allows reporters to focus on specific stories and issues without the massive overhead and rushed schedules they would otherwise experience at legacy outlets. One of the fastest rising journalists in this field is Julio Rosas, Rosas is a former U.S. marine and currently works as an independent on the ground reporter where he personally covers riots, border issues, and protests in addition to other news items. Rosas currently maintains a Substack titled Mostly Peaceful Media where he primarily covers border issues. 


Rosas's first major breakthrough came with his book on the 2020 BLM riots titled "Fiery But Mostly Peaceful: The 2020 Riots and the Gaslighting of America." The book, in conjunction with his on the ground reporting, showed the scope and scale of the 2020 riots and Rosas documented the damage caused to many American cities first hand. The title for the book stems from a CNN chyron that described the BLM riots in Minneapolis as "fiery but mostly peaceful" despite the riots being intensely violent. Furthermore, Rosas covered the one sided and often disingenuous coverage put out by legacy media outlets surrounding the 2020 riots and backed up his claims with photos and videos of on the ground violence. 


In addition to his online newsletter Rosas produces and maintains a podcast titled "mostly peaceful" where he offers his perspective on daily news in the context of being a field reporter and veteran. In order to have access to more in-depth reporting and special coverage individuals can subscribe to his Substack. With the continued decline of legacy corporate media field reporters such as Rosas will only continue to grow in popularity since they offer perspectives that aren't tainted by advertising dollars or legacy outlet political interests. 

https://juliorosas.substack.com/

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