Michael Behar

EXPERIENCE

Freelance Writer
Boulder, Colorado
(June 2000 - Present)

Freelance Credits: Outside, Wired, Men's Journal, Popular Science, National Geographic Adventure, Discover, Smithsonian, The Economist, National Geographic, Kiteboarding Magazine, Mother Jones, AARP Magazine, Women's Health, Scientific American, Smithsonian Air & Space, Rocky Mountain Magazine, Blue, HotWired, AIGA Journal, Washington Magazine, The Washington Monthly, GQ Korea

Articles Editor
National Geographic magazine
Washington, DC
(Nov. 2002 - Nov. 2003)

Directed overall science coverage of feature articles. Developed and assigned new stories. Managed writers, story budgets, and field schedules.

Senior Editor
Wired magazine
San Francisco, California
(April 1995 - June 2000)

Responsible for procuring several monthly features, including frequent cover stories. Covered technology, science, biotech, new media, aerospace, and digital music.

Contributing Editor
Blue magazine
New York, New York
(June 1996 - Dec. 2000)

Contribute story ideas, and write and edit both feature and department pieces for national adventure travel and culture magazine.

Managing Editor
Washington Magazine
Seattle, Washington
(Jan. 1995 - April 1995)

Assigned and edited feature articles and section shorts for monthly regional magazine.

Research Assistant
Outside magazine
Santa Fe, New Mexico
(June 1994 - Sept. 1994)

Worked with senior editors and managing editor researching story ideas, editing, writing, and reporting articles for all sections of the magazine.

Editorial Assistant
Alaska/Horizon Air magazines
Seattle, Washington
(Oct. 1991 - Jan. 1992)

Wrote monthly articles for travel and business sections.

EDUCATION
Northwestern University


Medill School of Journalism, Evanston, Illinois (MSJ, December 1994)

University of Washington College of Arts and Sciences, Seattle, Washington (BA, August 1991)