Alfred Soto has taught journalism, writing, film, and literature courses at FIU for twenty years. In addition, he worked as assistant director of Student Media, advising student publications PantherNow, Panther Magazine and student radio station The ROAR FM. At SPIN Magazine, he served as freelance assignment editor. He is a freelance journalist whose work about literature, music and film has appeared in  Pitchfork, Billboard, The Miami Herald, PBS, and Slate, among other publications. He is a member of the Florida Film Critics Circle.