1221 Masonic Ave, Apt 5, San Francisco, CA, 94117
928-442-6246
michaelrmayday@gmail.com
SUMMARY
General reporter with substantial reporting and online management experience including the usage of multiple content management systems. Specializing in news, feature, and multimedia stories. Intrigued by various beats and feature stories. Always willing to expand reporting repertoire.
SPECIALTIES
Reporting, investigation, video editing, audio editing, photography, law analysis, and online maintenance
EXPERIENCE
THE DAILY CALLER
Reporting Intern
- Covered national stories
- Aggregated news stories to website
- Covered various press conferences including the White House
- Background research for investigative reports
STUDENT FREE PRESS ASSOCIATION
2010 - 2011
Contributing Reporter
- Covered international news regarding student travel
- Provided coverage for national presidential campaigns
- Provided coverage on college-level political movements
HILLSDALE COLLEGE
01 / 2008 - 05 / 2011
Web Editor
- Regularly updated website to provide latest news
- Maintained day-to-day operations of hillsdalecollegian.com
- Shot and edited both video and audio elements for stories
MACKINAC CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY
2010 - 2010
Research Intern
- Tasked with editing, transcribing, and conducting interviews
- Shot video for investigative reporting wing of the Mackinac Center
- Provided background research for investigative reports
THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER
04 / 2008 - 07 / 2008
Web management Intern
- Aggregated articles for washingtonexaminer.com
- Wrote opinion articles for The Opinion Zone
- Researched various promotion avenues for web traffic
EDUCATION
Hillsdale College
BA , Speech, Journalism
Student Newspaper, Track and Cross Country, Debate Team, Lambda Pi Eta (Speech Honorary)
HONORS
Second place in Michigan Press Association’s Division II: Sports/Feature, 2011
Third place in Michigan Press Association’s Division II online feature video, 2010
Third place in Michigan Press Association’s Division II: News Story, 2009
Hillsdale Collegian’s “Backbone of City News” award, 2010
Hillsdale Collegian’s “Most humorous and opinionated” award, 2008
ASSOCIATIONS
Hillsdale Collegian
Mackinac Center for Public Policy
The Washington Examiner
The Daily Caller
The Bay City Times
Please contact me at michaelrmayday@gmail.com for references.
