Julia Shumway on Muck Rack

Julia Shumway

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Salem
As seen in: Oregon Capital Chronicle, MSN, Fox News, The Washington Post, Wiley Online Library, Yahoo News, Yahoo Singapore, ABC News, Archives of Disease in Childhood, Associated Press, SFGate and
Editor @ORCapChronicle, Capitol press corps president, @spjoregon board member. Past reporting in AZ, NE, IA. Bookworm, cat mom, national park geek.
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Interview

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes, though I definitely prefer a laptop.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

She still has a season and a half and a movie to disappoint me, but Veronica Mars is the best so far.

What's your favorite social network?

Twitter

Why did you become a journalist?

No other field lets you learn something new every day and then write about it.

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

Yes, all four years. I was a reporter, online editor, news editor and editor-in-chief.
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