Justin Michael

New York, NY USA

Professional Experience

I'm an award-winning news editor and Emmy-nominated producer. I'm currently freelance writing and editing in Brooklyn, New York. I've written for BuzzFeed News, Bloomberg, International Business Times, AlterNet and Ashton Kutcher's A+. I've written about crime and injustice from Ferguson to the Gaza Strip. I'm also familiar with business, technology, sports and entertainment writing.

Total Media Industry Experience

5 Years

Technical Skills

Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop) Final Cut, Avid Pro Tools, LexisNexis GIF Brewery, QuickTime, iMovie Facebook, Twitter and Google analytics

Computer Skills

Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) HTML, CSS, Wordpress, SEO, AP Style

Equipment

Canon and Nikon DSLR

Associations

Improv Comedy, Upright Citizen Brigade Member, National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) Point guard, Bedford-Stuyvesant YMCA

General

Protecting the Uninsured
(Tribune Chronicle 1/1/2026)
Does The NFL Have Any Business Telling Black Players To Stop Saying The N-Word?
(BuzzFeed Sports 1/1/2026)
Portraits of Gaza's Children
(International Business Times 1/1/2026)
A City Divided
(Tribune Chronicle 1/1/2026)
The release of Lee Daniel's racially charged film "The Butler" reminded Fred Douglas and several other Warren residents of their hometown's fight against segregation.