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Paul Vigna

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New York
As seen in: American Banker
Covers:  Banking, Money, Finance, Crypto, Bitcoin, Economics
Doesn't Cover: Wine
Managing editor, American Banker. Author, The Almightier. Last of the Duke Street kings. Opinions mine own. Email: pvignawriting@gmail.com

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Paul Vigna is the managing editor at American Banker. Previously he was a reporter at The Wall Street Journal, covering equity markets and cryptocurrencies. He is the author of four books: The Age of Cryptocurrency (2015), Guts (2017), The Truth Machine (2018), and The Almightier (2025). He began his career at The Verona-Cedar Grove (NJ) Times.

What was your first job as a journalist?

Reporter, editor, photographer, type setter, copy editor, and receptionist at The Verona-Cedar Grove times. It was a very small paper.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

In high school and college, yes. I had a 1930s Underwood manual that I used. It was a very writerly, romantic endeavor.

How is social media changing news?

It's changing the delivery methods. It's not changing the need for news. In fact, it is highlighting the need for real, good news.