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Nora Paul on Muck Rack

Nora Paul

(She/Her)
United States
As seen in: Chicago Reader
Writer. Dancer. Paralegal.

Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

I wrote a piece for a suburban branch publication of the Chicago Tribune.

What does it mean to be a journalist?

It means to interface with people and things and try to be a vessel for their communication with the public. Journalists are interlocutors.

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

My phone, call recording app that includes transcription software, and my computer, which has the internet and Microsoft Office applications.

What story are you most proud of writing or working on?

Currently, on the Chicago Palestine Film Festival for the Chicago Reader

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Be considerate about all the people you are interviewing. It is not about you.

What's your favorite drink?

French 75

When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?

Out walking

Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?

The New Yorker magazine

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