Margaret Menge

Lake Worth, FL 33460 USA
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Professional Experience

I'm a working journalist with 12 years of experience writing for newspapers and magazines, including U.S. News & World Report, the Columbia Journalism Review, The New York Observer, New York Press, The New York Sun, Newsmax, The Palm Beach Post, The Miami Herald, Bee Woman magazine, Surface Magazine, The Concord Monitor, The New Hampshire Union-Leader, The Vindicator, The Wisconsin State Journal and The Tampa Tribune.

Expertise

Editor
6 Years
Reporter
12 Years

Specialty

Arts & Humanities
12 Years
Lifestyle
12 Years
Politics
12 Years

Industries


Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines
12 Years
Newspaper - Local/Regional
7 Years

Total Media Industry Experience

12 Years

Other Work History

Assistant to columnist John Leo at U.S. News & World Report (2002-2004), contributor to the features section of U.S. News & World Report and to the Washington Whispers column (2003-2006), political columnist for Bee Woman magazine (2005-2006) and contributor to numerous major and mid-sized newspapers, including The New York Sun, New York Observer and New York Press. Editor of The Cornwall Local in New York's Hudson Valley (2006-2008) and deputy editor of the Miami Herald-owned weekly in the Florida Keys, The Keynoter (2008-2010), covering the arts, business and breaking news and appearing on local television and radio programs as a reporter and commentator. Senior editor of global forecasting site LIGNET.com (2011 to 2014) and founding editor of The Lake Worth Tribune (2014 to 2015).

Foreign Language Skills

Russian, some French, some Spanish.

Computer Skills

Microsoft Word, Excel, and various content management systems.

Equipment

Digital cameras, digital audio recorders, video cameras.

Awards

New York Press Association -- Better Newspaper Contest -- third place for editorial writing, second place for political coverage.

Showcase

Reporting

The mayor of Key West wants to float an olive branch over to Cuba, and invite the new president to visit the Little White House.
KONK 1630 comes alive in Key West, with all talk, all day, and music (what music!) all night long.