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Thursday 28 March 2019
It’s A Wrap

Why a video? Besides our
daily printed free newspa-
per, our posts on Facebook
and Instagram and our
website content we started
evaluating the plans for
short video’s about a year
ago. The concept was cre-
ated by Editor-in-Chief Lin-
da Reijnders to add varia-
tion to the product Aruba
Today. “There is more to
this island than palm trees
and beaches and in our
videos we wish to inform
and educate the visitor by
showing local places of the concept will be inter- because I wanted a career
any kind. We are all new active. Meaning that as that kept me physically
to this, but goal is not to the title of the video ‘Ask and mentally active. As a
deliver a technical perfect Pilar ‘already reveals, the junior marketer there is a lot
result, moreover motivate viewer has the tool to ac- of moving around, I can’t
ORANJESTAD — Aruba To- website www.arubatoday. with the content and topic tually ask about the topics begin to imagine what the
real world will be like.” His
shown or maybe even sug-
day recently launched it’s com. Let us introduce to as well as the good ener-
very first video of the se- you this fresh new project gy coming from it.” Aruba gest a location/topic for a hobbies include photogra-
video. Just ask our host Pilar phy, gaming, and working
ries ‘Ask Pilar’ at Facebook and the people behind it. Today will publish two or
Aruba Today and on our more videos per week and through Facebook com- on his car. “I am not a car
ments or messenger. mechanic, however You-
Tube helps a lot and I find
THE TEAM it very therapeutic to put
Pilar Flores, 33 years old, is everything aside and work
the jolly Video Host of ‘Ask on this piece of metal that
Pilar’. She loves doing the helps me move long dis-
videos because she gets to tances.” Juan Luis loves to
meet a lot of nice people capture moments with his
and to know many inter- camera and edit them into
esting places. “I hope with a dynamic video.
it that people will get to
know and love Aruba the Video Director of ‘Ask Pi-
way us locals do.” Flores lar’ is Editor-in-Chief Linda
is Executive Editor at Bon Reijnders, working in this
Dia Newspaper, Aruba To- current position since July
day’s sister, where she is 2017 and before that for six
fond of being up to date years with the local news-
on all current happenings paper in Dutch, Amigoe di
and events and having the Aruba as a journalist and
inside information. She has Editor-in-Chief of the mag-
a Bachelor of Theology, azine H&H. “I love working
achieved in Aberdeen, in the media, I love to write,
Scotland and a Masters of create, connect, inform
Applied Ethics in Utrecht, and educate. Working with
The Netherlands. “In my young, talented and mo-
leisure time I like to walk in tivated people like Juan
Arikok National park, play Luis and Pilar is a blessing to
with my three cats, color me. We really enjoy mak-
and spend time with my ing these Aruba Peeks and
boyfriend.” we for sure hope that rubs
off to the viewer.”
The one capturing the im-
ages with his camera and Check us out on Facebook
edit them into the end result Aruba Today or the web-
is our Videographer Juan site www.arubatoday.com
Luis Pinto Sotter, Marketing and do not forget to like
Major at the University of and share! Thank you for
Aruba. “I chose marketing your support. q