Freelance Investigative Journalist and Comic
Greater Los Angeles Area
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- FishbowlLA, Editor at mediabistro.com
- Freelance Journalist at LA Weekly
- Past
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- Freelance Columnist at LA Daily News
- Professional Touring Comedian at Stand Up Comedy
- Freelance Writer at LA Times
- Education
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- Garden Road Elementary School
- University of California, Los Angeles
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Tina Dupuy’s Summary
The daughter of mouth-foaming Christian revolutionaries, Tina was born into a splinter sect so fringe, it makes normal cult apologists shudder.
An irreverent yet unassuming humorist, Tina was born for the work. ”Prostitutes are known for their hearts of gold. You never hear anyone say that about satirists,” she laments.
Sometimes an anti-social commentator, sometimes a comedian and always a wedge issue enthusiast, Tina is currently an award-winning writer and a freelance investigative journalist. Her work has been published in such fine publications as the Los Angeles Times, Fast Company, LA Weekly, Newsday, Pittsburgh-Post Gazette, The Beast and the LA Daily News among others.
She’s the editor at Mediabisto’s FishbowlLA and blogs occasionally at the Huffington Post.
This is what people are saying about Tina:
“Tina Dupuy is among the smartest, funniest women I know. Scratch that. Among the smartest, funniest people I know. Her reading at my THINKING ALLOWED show at the IMPROV could not have been sharper. Dupuy might just be the one we’ve all been waiting for, the person who can bring gonzo journalism into the twenty-first century.” –Dylan Brody
“Tina is not merely funny, and not merely smart– she has the wit and will to make people think.” –Dave Saldana
“Whenever you are dreading reading about politics, check out Tina’s blogs because you will walk away a happier person. ” – Lydia Popp
“Does anyone know what this filthy whore is even talking about?” –Pastor Fred Phelps, of the Westboro Baptist Church.
Tina Dupuy’s Specialties:
Anything absurd: politics, social justice, community organizing, loose interpretations of the law, media, US history. Wonky staples: food history, South American cultures, marathon running, traveling, geek culture, anything to do with sharks...
Tina Dupuy’s Experience
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FishbowlLA, Editor
mediabistro.com
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Online Media industry)
January 2008 — Present (1 year 11 months)
I blog for the site.
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Freelance Journalist
LA Weekly
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Newspapers industry)
September 2007 — Present (2 years 3 months)
I have had assignments from the LA Weekly that involve investigative reporting on local issues.
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Freelance Columnist
LA Daily News
(Newspapers industry)
June 2005 — August 2008 (3 years 3 months)
I contribute op/eds to this paper.
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Professional Touring Comedian
Stand Up Comedy
(Entertainment industry)
January 2001 — August 2008 (7 years 8 months)
I toured the entire country as a stand up comic. The duties involved are the telling and writing of jokes both blue and highbrow, lots of driving and/or sitting around in airports and dodging the occasional beer bottle.
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Freelance Writer
LA Times
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; TRB; Newspapers industry)
November 2007 — January 2008 (3 months)
I have had a couple of op/eds published in this paper.
Tina Dupuy’s Education
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Garden Road Elementary School
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University of California, Los Angeles
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Tina Dupuy’s Honors:
First winner of the BrooWaha writing contest, 2007.
Tina Dupuy’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
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