Joe Castro

Disclaimer: While place descriptions and news events may coincide with the real world, all characters and the plot are fictional. 
== Biography ==
=== Early Years ===
==== Book 3: Don't Go ====
Joe is a third-generation Latino, who doesn't speak Spanish. His family wanted to assimilate.
=== Education ===
=== Eyewitness News ===
==== Book 2: Choose ====
Joe Castro is the photo editor at EWN, with a huge workstation back near the Geek Room.
On Thursday October 15, 2020 Joe downloads photos from J.J.'s camera, and comments that J.J. is used to video. If EWN teaches J.J. about still photography, his video work will improve too. "The image captured is key." Joe walks J.J. through the images, showing him what worked, what didn't, and how to improve. Joe prints four of the photos and tells J.J. to give them to Emily, saying they're not bad for J.J.'s first time out.
At the editors' meeting in Ryan's office at 8pm that night, Sarah shares with Ryan, Cage, Emily, Lam, Joe, and Sam that J.J.'s father is with the PPB. No one has concerns other than for J.J.'s mental health. Ryan points out that Cage, as a big Black man with a video camera and press pass, is exposed by his work covering the protests. Cage says that's what it means to be a Black man. If things go bad, the police shoot the nearest Black man. That's why there is a Black Lives Matter movement. Joe agrees: "Black and brown. We're always wary. Always."
When a group of men claiming to be police arrive at midnight wanting to search the EWN building, Joe flushes his weed stash. It's not illegal, but it could cause problems.
==== Book 3: Don't Go ====
Ryan uses the intercom in the EWN foyer asking for someone to bring down a camera with a long lens. When Joe goes down, Ryan asks him to take a picture of the plates on a car parked up the street. Joe says the lighting isn't good, but steps outside for a better angle. The car starts up, and Joe takes several shots as it goes by. Ryan asks him to give any useful photos to Will, who can get someone to run the plates.
Wednesday, October 21 11pm: When Cage returns to EWN and starts talking about the start of the ICE protest in 2018, Joe moves closer to listen.
==== Book 4: Hold Me ====
* Wednesday December 2, 2020 - 10:30am?: Joe is at the photo-editing computer when Cage arrives in the newsroom. He has taken photos of the Health Center chaos for Lam to use in Folio, insulted that Lam would pull stills off video. He tells Cage that the photos would also be good for the web. Cage joins the discussion between Ben and the 4 alumni, and waves Will and Miguel over to join them. Shortly after,he asks Joe to contact Corey, and tell him he's needed ASAP.
== Physical Appearance ==
Joe is a 20-year-old Latino man.
=== Book 2: Choose ===
Joe "truly is no one's idea of muscle"
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