Paul Salopek is a journalist and writer from the United States.
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10 Facts About Paul Salopek
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Paul Salopek is a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and was raised in central Mexico.
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In January 2013, Paul Salopek embarked on the "Out of Eden Walk", originally projected to be a seven-year walk along one of the routes taken by early humans to migrate out of Africa, a transcontinental foot journey that was planned to cover more than 20,000 miles funded by the National Geographic Society, the Knight Foundation and the Abundance Foundation.
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Paul Salopek received a degree in environmental biology from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1984.
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Paul Salopek has worked intermittently as a commercial fisherman, shrimp-fishing out of Carnarvon, and most recently with the scallop fleet out of New Bedford, Massachusetts, in 1991.
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Paul Salopek reported for the Chicago Tribune from 1996 until April 30,2009, writing about Africa, the Balkans, Central Asia and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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Paul Salopek reported on US -Mexico border issues for the El Paso Times.
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Paul Salopek was a general assignment reporter on the Tribune's Metropolitan staff, reporting on immigration, the environment and urban affairs.
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Paul Salopek spent several years as the Tribune's bureau chief in Johannesburg.
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In January 2013, Paul Salopek embarked on a walk along one of the routes taken by early humans to migrate out of Africa, initially scheduled to take seven years.
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