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Victor
D. Infante's journalism career has covered some diverse and unconventional landscape.
He's interviewed popular television actresses like Buffy the Vampire Slayer's
Amber Benson and literary legends like Lawrence Ferlinghetti. He's written
scathing indictments of banking deregulation and exposed horrendous conditions
at animal shelters. He's shuddered in horror at the sight of ultra-conservative
former Congressman Bob Dornan reading Yeats at a poetry reading and criticized
former U.S. Poet Laureate Mark Strand for preaching political indifference
to college poetry students.
A disciple of Alternative Journalism, Infante stands by the idea that a journalist should "comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable." He also stands by his belief that politics is funny, and Conservative politics, more so.
In
2000, Infante was awarded an Orange County Press Club Award for humor
for his article, "My
So-Called Political Life," depicting his 24 hour failed run for
political office.
At present, he is a copy editor for the
Worcester Telegram & Gazette, and a regular contributor to OC
Weekly and GotPoetry.com.
Content Design:
Infante is a veteran of the content design process for print and online periodicals, beginning with the redesigns of Workforce Magazine and Next... Magazine, leading the design team for the Word Street Magazine prototype and launching the online literary journal, The November 3rd Club.
It's Infante's belief that each publication should have a distinct and unique voice and tone, which speaks directly to the readers and gives the publication an individual character.