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style="font-weight: 400">Paul Szoldra was the Editor in Chief of Task & Purpose from October 2018 until August 2022. Since joining T&P, he has led a talented team of writers, editors, and creators who produce military journalism reaching millions of readers each month. He also founded and edits <a href="https://www.duffelblog.com/">Duffel Blog</a>, a popular satirical newsletter for the military. Before becoming a journalist in 2013, he served as a Marine infantryman in Afghanistan, Korea, and other areas of the Pacific. His eyes still go up every time a helicopter from Camp Pendleton flies over his office in Southern California.</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="author-page-experience mb-8 recurrent-author-page-content"> <h3 class="author-page-heading font-primary font-bold text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-xl mb-5"> Experience </h3> <div class="author-page-section-content font-secondary text-secondary-900 text-lg leading-xl mb-5"><p>Paul Szoldra began his journalism career as an intern for Business Insider (now Insider) in Jan. 2013. As a reporter and editor at BI, he reported on Marine artillerymen fighting secret battles in Syria, shared the exploits of heroic Army helicopter pilots, and helped smack down the tired excuse of being "too busy to read." After serving as the West Coast Editor for BI, he became the Executive Editor at We Are The Mighty, helping to launch a new military entertainment brand reaching millions of people. A year later, he helped launch Tech Insider as a cybersecurity correspondent, where he reported on the â€œAnonymousâ€ collective, Edward Snowden and the NSA, and even accompanied white hat hackers as they broke into a power company for the Amazon documentary â€œHacking the Grid.â€</p> <p>Paul joined Task & Purpose in March 2018 with the launch of his reported column, Code Red News, and was later tapped to be the siteâ€™s Editor in Chief in October 2018. Aside from setting the editorial tone and direction of T&P, Paul has reported on a whistleblower who fought the Air Force and won, obtained leaked audio of a revered general advising the U.S. â€œmuddle alongâ€ in Afghanistan, and showed how the Marine Corps often fails to punish senior officer misconduct and mistreats women in its ranks. He also covered the war crimes case of Navy SEAL Chief Eddie Gallagher and was a consultant on the Apple TV+ documentary "The Line."</p> <p>Other notable achievements include breaking the news that an Air Force servicemember would receive the Medal of Honor weeks before the official White House announcement and his investigation of an insider attack in Syria that the Pentagon initially denied. Paul was honored for â€œgoing above and beyondâ€ for the military community in 2020 as one of â€œThe Mighty 25.â€ </p> </div> </div> <div class="author-page-education mb-8 recurrent-author-page-content"> <h3 class="author-page-heading font-primary font-bold text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-xl mb-5"> Education </h3> <div class="author-page-section-content font-secondary text-secondary-900 text-lg leading-xl mb-5"><p>Paul graduated from The University of Tampa with a bachelor’s degree in Entrepreneurship in 2012 and was part of the first cohort of Entrepreneurial Journalism Creators in 2020 at the Newmark Graduate School of Journalism in 2021. He also graduated from the Marine Corps School of Infantry, the Formal Schools Instructor Course, and the Marine Combat Instructor Course.</p> </div> </div> <div class="author-page-highlights lg:mb-8 recurrent-author-page-content"> <h3 class="author-page-heading font-primary font-bold text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-xl mb-5"> Highlights </h3> <div class="author-page-section-content font-secondary text-secondary-900 text-lg leading-xl mb-5"><ul> <li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Extensive experience reporting and editing military news and investigations</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Writer and editor for Business Insider, Tech Insider, and We Are The Mighty</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Consultant on Apple TV+ documentary â€œThe Lineâ€</span></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="author-page-highlights lg:mb-8 recurrent-author-page-content"> <h3 class="author-page-heading font-primary font-bold text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-xl mb-5"> Notable Works </h3> <div class="author-page-section-content author-notable-content font-primary text-secondary-900 text-lg leading-xl mb-5"> <ul> <li> <a class="hover-link font-primary font-bold" href="https://www.paulszoldra.com">Portfolio</a> <p class="text-sm text-secondary-700">Paul Szoldra</p> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="more-from-author-wrapper full-bleed bg-gray-light py-16"> <div class="container mx-auto"> <h2 class="more-from-heading font-primary font-bold flag-heading mb-8 sm:px-5 flex items-center">More from Paul Szoldra <span class="ml-3 text-base text-gray-600"></span></h2> <div class="grid grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-4 gap-x-5 gap-y-5 px-5 md:px-0 more-from-author-cards-container"> <div class="mb-3"> <div class="card-post more-from-author-post"> <a class="card-post-image-link block mb-4" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-chaplain-roe-v-wade/"> <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail object-cover rounded-grid-post" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/25/chaplain-email-1.jpg?quality=85&w=800" srcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/25/chaplain-email-1.jpg 1920w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/25/chaplain-email-1.jpg?w=768&h=432 768w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/25/chaplain-email-1.jpg?w=1536&h=864 1536w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/25/chaplain-email-1.jpg?w=800&h=450 800w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/25/chaplain-email-1.jpg?w=356&h=200 356w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/25/chaplain-email-1.jpg?w=1173&h=660 1173w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/25/chaplain-email-1.jpg?w=711&h=400 711w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/25/chaplain-email-1.jpg?w=1486&h=836 1486w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/25/chaplain-email-1.jpg?w=1227&h=690 1227w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/25/chaplain-email-1.jpg?w=384&h=216 384w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/25/chaplain-email-1.jpg?w=718&h=404 718w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/25/chaplain-email-1.jpg?w=1589&h=894 1589w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/25/chaplain-email-1.jpg?w=1337&h=752 1337w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/25/chaplain-email-1.jpg?w=1234&h=694 1234w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/25/chaplain-email-1.jpg?w=280&h=158 280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/25/chaplain-email-1.jpg?w=1440&h=810 1440w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/25/chaplain-email-1.jpg?w=289&h=163 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/25/chaplain-email-1.jpg?w=370&h=208 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/25/chaplain-email-1.jpg?w=308&h=173 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/25/chaplain-email-1.jpg?w=50&h=28 50w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" loading="lazy" alt="chaplain email" /> </div> </a> <div class="post-content relative text-left"> <div class="post-tax-badges flex gap-2 items-center border-white pb-4 lg:pb-3.5" > <a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/news/" class="cat-name-badge font-tertiary font-semibold text-xs text-accent-900 leading-extra-tight no-underline hover:underline">Army</a> </div> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-chaplain-roe-v-wade/" > <h3 class="card-post-title hover-link font-primary font-bold text-base lg:text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-tight"> <span class="mobile lg:hidden"> Army chaplain applauds Roe v. Wade decision ending ‘murder of millions’ in mass email to soldiers </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">Army chaplain applauds Roe v. Wade decision ending ‘murder of millions’ in mass email to soldiers</span> </h3> </a> <div class="card-post-byline-wrapper flex gap-2 items-center text-xs leading-1.4 font-semibold text-secondary-800"> <p class="card-post-byline font-secondary font-semibold text-secondary-900 text-xs pr-0 m-0"> <span class="recurrent-byline"><span class="byline-segment"><span class="byline-text">By </span><a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/paul-szoldra/">Paul Szoldra</a></span></span> </p> <span class="card-post-byline-separator">/</span> <time class="uppercase" datetime="2022-06-24T20:39:56-04:00"> Jun 24 2022 </time> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb-3"> <div class="card-post more-from-author-post"> <a class="card-post-image-link block mb-4" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-general-milford-beagle-texting/"> <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail 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801px) 100vw, 801px" loading="lazy" alt="This Army general wants leaders to stop texting their soldiers so damn much" /> </div> </a> <div class="post-content relative text-left"> <div class="post-tax-badges flex gap-2 items-center border-white pb-4 lg:pb-3.5" > <a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/news/" class="cat-name-badge font-tertiary font-semibold text-xs text-accent-900 leading-extra-tight no-underline hover:underline">Army</a> </div> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-general-milford-beagle-texting/" > <h3 class="card-post-title hover-link font-primary font-bold text-base lg:text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-tight"> <span class="mobile lg:hidden"> This Army general wants leaders to stop texting their soldiers so damn much </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">This Army general wants leaders to stop texting their soldiers so damn much</span> </h3> </a> <div class="card-post-byline-wrapper flex gap-2 items-center 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srcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/19/7200041-scaled-e1653003084578.jpg 2560w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/19/7200041-scaled-e1653003084578.jpg?w=768&h=432 768w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/19/7200041-scaled-e1653003084578.jpg?w=1536&h=864 1536w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/19/7200041-scaled-e1653003084578.jpg?w=2048&h=1152 2048w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/19/7200041-scaled-e1653003084578.jpg?w=800&h=450 800w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/19/7200041-scaled-e1653003084578.jpg?w=356&h=200 356w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/19/7200041-scaled-e1653003084578.jpg?w=1173&h=660 1173w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/19/7200041-scaled-e1653003084578.jpg?w=711&h=400 711w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/19/7200041-scaled-e1653003084578.jpg?w=1486&h=836 1486w, 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https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/19/7200041-scaled-e1653003084578.jpg?w=370&h=208 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/19/7200041-scaled-e1653003084578.jpg?w=308&h=173 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/19/7200041-scaled-e1653003084578.jpg?w=50&h=28 50w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" loading="lazy" alt="WWII Soldier receives Bronze Star during ceremony at Fort Sam Houston" /> </div> </a> <div class="post-content relative text-left"> <div class="post-tax-badges flex gap-2 items-center border-white pb-4 lg:pb-3.5" > <a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/news/" class="cat-name-badge font-tertiary font-semibold text-xs text-accent-900 leading-extra-tight no-underline hover:underline">Army</a> </div> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-soldier-wwii-medals-award/" > <h3 class="card-post-title hover-link font-primary font-bold text-base lg:text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-tight"> <span class="mobile lg:hidden"> Army awards WWII veteran medals he earned after 250 days of hellish combat and 78 years </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">Army awards WWII veteran medals he earned after 250 days of hellish combat and 78 years</span> </h3> </a> <div class="card-post-byline-wrapper flex gap-2 items-center text-xs leading-1.4 font-semibold text-secondary-800"> <p class="card-post-byline font-secondary font-semibold text-secondary-900 text-xs pr-0 m-0"> <span class="recurrent-byline"><span class="byline-segment"><span class="byline-text">By </span><a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/paul-szoldra/">Paul Szoldra</a></span></span> </p> <span class="card-post-byline-separator">/</span> <time class="uppercase" datetime="2022-05-20T09:30:00-04:00"> May 20 2022 </time> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb-3"> <div class="card-post more-from-author-post"> <a class="card-post-image-link block mb-4" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/culture/biggest-military-myths/"> <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail object-cover rounded-grid-post" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/16/myth.jpg?quality=85&w=800" srcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/16/myth.jpg 1920w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/16/myth.jpg?w=768&h=432 768w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/16/myth.jpg?w=1536&h=864 1536w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/16/myth.jpg?w=800&h=450 800w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/16/myth.jpg?w=356&h=200 356w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/16/myth.jpg?w=1173&h=660 1173w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/16/myth.jpg?w=711&h=400 711w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/16/myth.jpg?w=1486&h=836 1486w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/16/myth.jpg?w=1227&h=690 1227w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/16/myth.jpg?w=384&h=216 384w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/16/myth.jpg?w=718&h=404 718w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/16/myth.jpg?w=1589&h=894 1589w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/16/myth.jpg?w=1337&h=752 1337w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/16/myth.jpg?w=1234&h=694 1234w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/16/myth.jpg?w=280&h=158 280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/16/myth.jpg?w=1440&h=810 1440w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/16/myth.jpg?w=289&h=163 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/16/myth.jpg?w=370&h=208 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/16/myth.jpg?w=308&h=173 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/16/myth.jpg?w=50&h=28 50w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" loading="lazy" alt="military mythbusters" /> </div> </a> <div class="post-content relative text-left"> <div class="post-tax-badges flex gap-2 items-center border-white pb-4 lg:pb-3.5" > <a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/culture/" class="cat-name-badge font-tertiary font-semibold text-xs text-accent-900 leading-extra-tight no-underline hover:underline">Culture</a> </div> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/culture/biggest-military-myths/" > <h3 class="card-post-title hover-link font-primary font-bold text-base lg:text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-tight"> <span class="mobile lg:hidden"> We’re busting military myths, bullshit and rumors all week </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">We’re busting military myths, bullshit and rumors all week</span> </h3> </a> <div class="card-post-byline-wrapper flex gap-2 items-center text-xs leading-1.4 font-semibold text-secondary-800"> <p class="card-post-byline font-secondary font-semibold text-secondary-900 text-xs pr-0 m-0"> <span class="recurrent-byline"><span class="byline-segment"><span class="byline-text">By </span><a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/paul-szoldra/">Paul Szoldra</a></span></span> </p> <span class="card-post-byline-separator">/</span> <time class="uppercase" datetime="2022-05-16T09:32:45-04:00"> May 16 2022 </time> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb-3"> <div class="card-post more-from-author-post"> <a class="card-post-image-link block mb-4" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/culture/top-gun-2-maverick-review/"> <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail object-cover rounded-grid-post" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/12/topgunmav.jpg?quality=85&w=800" srcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/12/topgunmav.jpg 1920w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/12/topgunmav.jpg?w=768&h=432 768w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/12/topgunmav.jpg?w=1536&h=864 1536w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/12/topgunmav.jpg?w=800&h=450 800w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/12/topgunmav.jpg?w=356&h=200 356w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/12/topgunmav.jpg?w=1173&h=660 1173w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/12/topgunmav.jpg?w=711&h=400 711w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/12/topgunmav.jpg?w=1486&h=836 1486w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/12/topgunmav.jpg?w=1227&h=690 1227w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/12/topgunmav.jpg?w=384&h=216 384w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/12/topgunmav.jpg?w=718&h=404 718w, 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