Paula Soprana

Paula Soprana was a 2017 Professional Fellow from Latin America with ICFJ.

Country: Brazil

Organization and Position: I am a tech journalist from ÉPOCA Magazine, a media organization focused on politics and economy.

Favorite digital tool: I am a Twitter fan because I can separate the information by different lists of interests and it is the major platform I use to be informed.

Project Proposal: To create a database with "terms of use" of popular applications. These documents are usually extensive and use legal vocabulary. My idea is to translate these texts into something easier for tech news coverage and maybe in the future turn into a popular application (like a "privacy app" where users have the possibility to know how big companies are using their personal data).

Proudest Professional Accomplishment: I am proud of some articles I've written related to digital rights and their positive effects. I also enjoy to be challenged to write about issues that I am not used to covering and to interview people that I admire (like Philippe Petit, the man who walked between the World Trade Center, and Ben Wizner, Edward Snowden’s lawyer).