Education Jun 13, 2024
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Rita Piris
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I am Rita Piris, an Argentine journalist and audiovisual communicator. I'm interested in technology and data visualization and convinced that access to information technologies is a means of democratizing information and culture.
I am Rita Piris, an Argentine journalist and audiovisual communicator. I'm interested in technology and data visualization and convinced that access to information technologies is a means of democratizing information and culture.
gisepiris@gmail.com Email
April 30, 2021 Date joined · 39 stories
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