Casey Toner on Muck Rack

Casey Toner

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Chicago
As seen in: Illinois Answers Project, U.S. News and World Report, Chicago Sun-Times, La Voz Chicago, The WorldNews (WN) Network, AL.com, Miami Herald, Washington Times, The Charlotte Observer, WLS-TV (Chicago, IL), Daily Herald and
Covers:  Corruption, courts, politics, crime, scandal, slice-of-life, education, Chicago, Cook County
@illinoisanswers reporter, @sagaftra steward. Reach me at ctoner@bettergov.org. Potential future space: @ctoner.bsky.social
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Entertainment reporter at the Northern Star, Northern Illinois University's campus newspaper.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

No.

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

Adobe InCopy, DTI, Microsoft Word, MacBook Pro, iPhone, iMovie, coffee and a steady audio diet of east-coast rap.

What's your favorite social network?

Twitter.

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Write, report, repeat.

When's the best time to pitch you?

Anytime, if the story is worth it.
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