Talia Sprague
(She/Her)
As seen in:
Imagn Content Services,
MSN Philippines,
Chicago Tribune,
Miami Herald,
Lexington Herald-Leader,
Arizona Daily Star,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
The Virginian-Pilot,
Omaha World-Herald,
Wichita Eagle,
San Luis Obispo Tribune
and
Covers:
Sports, General & Spot News, Features, COVID-19
she/they | Chicago, Ill editor and photojournalist | Past: @chicagotribune, @montanastandard, @virginianpilot | 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Interview
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Nope
How is social media changing news?
Making everyone think they can report without fact checking anything.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Sean O'Connell from The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Photo Mechanic, Photoshop, etc.
Why did you become a journalist?
To see cool shit and tell interesting stories about those people.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
A feature on a youth football team who was trying to keep their players from being killed by gun violence in Norfolk, Va.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Work your ass off on stories that interest you.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Whenever, I'll check my email fairly often.
What's your favorite drink?
Minute Maid Lemonade
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Asleep
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Chicago Sun-Times
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
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