Justin Michael

New York, NY USA
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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.

Expertise

Content Editor (online)
6 Years
Reporter
6 Years
Social Media
6 Years

Specialty

Business (general)
5 Years
Entertainment
5 Years
International
5 Years

Industries


Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines
5 Years
Newspaper - National
5 Years
Online/new media
5 Years

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

Showcase

General

Protecting the Uninsured
(Tribune Chronicle 12/3/2024)
Does The NFL Have Any Business Telling Black Players To Stop Saying The N-Word?
(BuzzFeed Sports 12/3/2024)
Portraits of Gaza's Children
(International Business Times 12/3/2024)
A City Divided
(Tribune Chronicle 12/3/2024)
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.