Charlize Alcaraz
business and tech writer | communications pro
ABOUT
Hi, my name is Charlize Alcaraz.A reporter turned PR pro, I was formerly a staff writer for BetaKit and freelanced for the Toronto Star.Now I’m a public relations associate at Talk Shop Media where I still get to tell stories of Canada’s world class innovators and industry leaders, but from the other side.My interests lie in all business and technology stories, and my heart belongs to Canadian tech.
WORK
betakit | staff writer
september 2021 – september 2023
highlighted stories
Toronto and Montréal added the most tech jobs in Canada in the last five years
Report: Canada saw over 30,000 tech workers immigrate while losing nearly 1,700 to the US
Here’s how much Canada’s top public tech company CEOs were paid last year
Canadian privacy commissioner launches investigation into OpenAI's ChatGPT
Amazon layoffs hit Canadian teams, according to LinkedIn posts
Calgary, the city that offered to fight a bear for Amazon HQ2, gets new Amazon data centre
Ideogram launches with $22.3 million CAD for generative AI text-to-image platform
Graphite Ventures closes $110-million Fund IV as firm builds its national presence
the eyeopener | Business and Technology editor
may 2021 – april 2022
stories i've written
What does Ryerson get out of doing an entire month of cybersecurity month?
Fashion Zone start-up creates grant to support women-led businesses
Ryerson professor advocates for lawn biodiversity in Toronto
Have your roof and eat it too: How rooftop management and environmentalism intersect
Rye students aim to beat world record for longest unmanned flight
Engineering students develop website that makes booking vaccines easier
Motherboard Collective develops Google Chrome extension to replace Ryerson 'X'
the unplugged issue
online version | print versionI was the managing editor of a special edition of The Eyeopener called The Unplugged Issue. Here lies stories of students' experiences during hybrid work and learning.
the eyeopener | news editor
jan 2021 – may 2021
stories i've written
'Our house is on fire': Hundreds of Ryerson students march for climate justice
'This was never about choice': CFS exec at Queen's Park S.C.I press conference
Here's how Ryerson would handle a COVID-19 outbreak on campus
Here's what you missed at the November Board of Governor's meeting
RSU's first BoD meeting of 2021 sees ratification of new BoG student rep
A Q&A with Ryerson's incoming provost and vice-president, academic
'Not our property': Ryerson's responds to anti-lockdown protestors near Lake Devo
Standing Strong task force launches two-month-long community engagement process
Ryerson's School of Journalism heads resign amid students' calls to action
UPDATE: Reported case of COVID-19 in ILLC turns out false-positive
Here are the results for the BOG and student Senate 2021 elections
Meet the Board of Governors student representative candidates for 2021
stories i've pitched + edited
How the Faculty of Community Services Society thrived this year despite limited funding
What you need to know about the RSU's health and dental plan
Nursing students given option for COVID-19 vaccination through clinical placements
Students feel unsupported by Academic Accommodation Support during online learning
Ryerson president Mohamed Lachemi offers the MAC as mass vaccination site
eaigle | marketing content creator
april 2021 – july 2021
Ryerson Folio | Business and Technology Editor
september 2020 – april 2021
stories i've pitched + edited
How podcasts can bring people together and their lives in order during quarantine
A new TikTok trend claims the Mario Kart soundtrack can "toad-ally" help with your productivity
How small businesses are recreating the holiday shopping season during a global pandemic
Bearables: A game that explores the "bare" necessities of family, life and happiness
5 healthy online habits to practice while studying and working from home
'K-pop's Infinity War': Spotify loses hundreds of artists as licensing deal expires
stories i've written
Here's how Ryerson is protecting your personal data for online learning
Ryerson startup aims to provide metric data on companies' environmental footprint
Ryerson partners up with CAMSC to purchase more from Indigenous and minority-owned businesses
How students can earn some cash with just a phone and a laptop
freelance articles
CONTACT
Here's several places where you can reach me.