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Michael Martinez

Detroit

Summary

Award-winning reporter with a decade of experience producing scoops and compelling enterprise work on high-profile beats. Adept at filing clean copy on deadline and supporting well-reported stories with multimedia elements including photos and video.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Reporter

Automotive News
11.2016 - Current
  • Covers Ford Motor Co and the UAW for print and online audiences.
  • Appears regularly on the company’s "Daily Drive" podcast and in ANTV video segments.
  • Hosted the weekly "Weekend Drive" video show from June 2017 until the outset of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. The Saturday show included guest interviews and discussions of the hot topics of the week.


Automotive reporter

The Detroit News
07.2014 - 11.2016
  • Covered Ford Motor Co. and other automotive trends with a focus on autonomous driving technology.


Business reporter

The Detroit News
01.2013 - 07.2014
  • Covered retail, real estate, agriculture and health care industries.


Intern

The Detroit News
06.2012 - 01.2013
  • Worked on the business desk covering retail, real estate, agriculture, health care and, occasionally, automotive news.
  • Pitched multiple stories to our editorial team which resulted in a number of front page bylines.
  • Supported other reporters on the business and autos desks where needed.

Contributor

WXYZ Channel 7
01.2012 - 03.2012
  • Produced multiple daily blog entries, pictures and video about the Detroit Titans during the 2012 NCAA men’s basketball tournament.

Contributor

The New York Times
01.2012
  • Contributed a 600-word feature about the Detroit Titans men’s basketball team to the paper’s online college basketball blog, The Quad.

Freelance writer

The Detroit News
01.2011 - 01.2012
  • Covered University of Detroit Mercy men’s basketball games.

Columnist

Fox Sports Detroit
01.2009 - 01.2012
  • Produced regular column about the Detroit Titans basketball team.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Communications And History

University of Detroit Mercy
Detroit, MI
05.2012

Skills

  • Writing and editing
  • Deadline management
  • Source-building
  • Interviewing
  • Social media engagement
  • Multimedia
  • Familiarity with SEO
  • Story development

Awards


  • Crain Communications MVP, Q4 2023
  • Gold (local), single coverage topic by a team, American Society of Business Publication Editors, 2021
  • Silver (regional), single coverage topic by a team, American Society of Business Publication Editors, 2021
  • Young Journalist of the Year, Society of Professional Journalists / Detroit, 2016

References

  • Phil Nussel, Online Editor, Automotive News, Pnussel@crain.com, 734-673-5378
  • Nick Bunkley, Editor, Automotive News, Nbunkley@crain.com, 248-982-5628

Timeline

Reporter

Automotive News
11.2016 - Current

Automotive reporter

The Detroit News
07.2014 - 11.2016

Business reporter

The Detroit News
01.2013 - 07.2014

Intern

The Detroit News
06.2012 - 01.2013

Contributor

WXYZ Channel 7
01.2012 - 03.2012

Contributor

The New York Times
01.2012

Freelance writer

The Detroit News
01.2011 - 01.2012

Columnist

Fox Sports Detroit
01.2009 - 01.2012

Bachelor of Arts - Communications And History

University of Detroit Mercy

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