Margaret Newkirk

At Bloomberg I was a lead national reporter and writer on the top priority general interest stories, including coverage of the pandemic; a crisis at a top jet manufacturer; problems with the drug supply chain; as well as stories on immigration, municipal finance in the South and politics. Collaboration, rock solid reporting and strong writing skills are top strengths.

• Broke many stories on both tight deadlines and longer ones.
• Participated in story planning meetings to help manage coverage priorities
• Coached other reporters on finding and delivering stories
• Worked across multiple teams
• Promoted proper stretching, warmups and conditioning exercises to prevent sports injuries

Wrote on utility regulation and power and gas companies, politics and the child welfare system, among other subjects. .I broke major stories on all.

• Participated in editorial meetings to discuss story ideas and content.
• Edited, proofread and fact-checked content for accuracy.
• Reported from field locations and wrote stories under both tight deadlines and longer ones
• Collaborated with editors and other staff members to refine story angles and content.

Led a small team of reporters covering investigative stories; Collaborated with reporters and editors across the newsroom to coordinate coverage.

Co-founded a popular alternative news weekly, eventually becoming news editor. Responsible for researching and writing the marquee stories that led the newspaper, developing the paper's voice and tone and representing the paper on television and radio. Staff writer for Columbus Monthly magazine , researching and writing the magazine's top long form stories. .