Ruairí Alfredo Arrieta-Kenna
Journalist
about me
(my first name is pronounced like ruhr-ree)
(my first name is pronounced like ruhr-ree)
I’m the editor of TIME’s Asia-Pacific bureau (in Singapore), responsible for steering the publication’s coverage of the region and overseeing global overnight news—journalism that spans every topic from politics to culture and society.
I was previously based in Washington, D.C., where I worked for POLITICO Magazine from 2016 to 2022, first as a researcher and ultimately as an associate editor, with a focus on enterprise, visual and interactive features, and analysis. At POLITICO, I wrote and edited stories on immigration, climate, criminal justice, activism, media, law, and more. I also oversaw the magazine's production, factchecking, and freelance administration, and I managed its internship program, among other responsibilities.
Much earlier, I interned at Vox.com—covering energy and the environment, politics and policy, and health and science—and I studied at Stanford University, where I launched and led a student magazine that published one of the year’s best pieces of local reporting, according to Longreads. Born and raised in Los Angeles, I’m a proud member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists and a dual Irish citizen.
I was previously based in Washington, D.C., where I worked for POLITICO Magazine from 2016 to 2022, first as a researcher and ultimately as an associate editor, with a focus on enterprise, visual and interactive features, and analysis. At POLITICO, I wrote and edited stories on immigration, climate, criminal justice, activism, media, law, and more. I also oversaw the magazine's production, factchecking, and freelance administration, and I managed its internship program, among other responsibilities.
Much earlier, I interned at Vox.com—covering energy and the environment, politics and policy, and health and science—and I studied at Stanford University, where I launched and led a student magazine that published one of the year’s best pieces of local reporting, according to Longreads. Born and raised in Los Angeles, I’m a proud member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists and a dual Irish citizen.
Selected Editing
Poppies to Pig-Butchering: Inside the Golden Triangle’s Criminal Reboot [TIME, 2024]
The U.S. Military’s Legacy in the Philippines: Thousands of Children Left Behind [TIME, 2023]
‘No Place for a Child’: 1 in 3 Migrants Held in Border Patrol Facilities Is a Minor [POLITICO, 2022]
Trump Didn’t Win the Latino Vote in Texas. He Won the Tejano Vote. [POLITICO, 2020]
The U.S. Military’s Legacy in the Philippines: Thousands of Children Left Behind [TIME, 2023]
‘No Place for a Child’: 1 in 3 Migrants Held in Border Patrol Facilities Is a Minor [POLITICO, 2022]
Trump Didn’t Win the Latino Vote in Texas. He Won the Tejano Vote. [POLITICO, 2020]
Selected Writing
The Education of Josh Hawley [POLITICO, 2021]
Inside the Activist Boot Camp Trying to Reshape the 2020 Election and the Future of Climate Politics [POLITICO, 2019]
How Democrats Won Over Older Voters—And Flipped the House [POLITICO, 2018]
Inside the Activist Boot Camp Trying to Reshape the 2020 Election and the Future of Climate Politics [POLITICO, 2019]
How Democrats Won Over Older Voters—And Flipped the House [POLITICO, 2018]
contact info
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work: [email protected]
personal: [email protected]
Cell/Signal/Telegram/WhatsApp Available Upon Request