Linda Tirado

Linda Tirado is an American author, freelance photographer and political activist. Her memoir Hand to Mouth: Living in Bootstrap America is about her life as a member of the working class.[1][2] She has also written articles for The Guardian, The Daily Beast and other online periodicals. In 2014, she was included in the BBC's 100 Women.[3]

Linda Tirado
OccupationAuthor, photographer, activist

In May 2020, she was injured in her left eye while she was covering the George Floyd protests. Tirado believed the injury was caused by a rubber bullet fired by the police, though it was later reported to be a sponge bullet.[4] Following surgery, the prognosis was that she would be blind in that eye. She returned to work the following day.[5][6][7][8] Tirado filed suit against the police around June 14, 2020.[4]

In August 2020, Tirado received the John Aubuchon Press Freedom Award from the National Press Club.[9]

References
  1. Shipler, David K. (26 December 2014). "'Hand to Mouth,' by Linda Tirado". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  2. Goldberg, Michelle (11 December 2013). "Linda Tirado Is Not a Hoax: The author of "Why I Make Terrible Decisions" discovers the dark side of Internet fame". The Nation. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  3. "Who are the 100 Women 2014?". BBC. 26 October 2014.
  4. "Photographer amid Minneapolis unrest sues, says officers blinded her in eye with nonlethal shot".
  5. Tirado, Linda (29 May 2020). "Hey folks, took a tracer found to the face (I think, given my backpack) and am headed into surgery to see if we can save my left eye". @KillerMartinis. Retrieved 31 May 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. Tirado, Linda (30 May 2020). "I hat we think happened is I took a rubber bullet to the face". @KillerMartinis. Retrieved 31 May 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "A Reporter's Cry on Live TV: 'I'm Getting Shot! I'm Getting Shot!'". The New York Times. 30 May 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  8. Tirado, Linda (30 May 2020). "No worries, I've been back at work for five hours now. My job is to witness and they only got my left eye. My right one is good to go". @KillerMartinis. Retrieved 1 June 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. "National Press Club Honors Linda Tirado With Press Freedom Award". www.prnewswire.com. National Press Club. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2021.


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