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Michael Behar
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EXPERIENCE
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Freelance Writer
Boulder, Colorado
(June 2000 - Present)
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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
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Articles Editor
National Geographic magazine
Washington, DC
(Nov. 2002 - Nov. 2003)
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Directed overall science
coverage of feature articles. Developed and assigned new stories. Managed writers,
story budgets, and field schedules.
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Senior Editor
Wired magazine
San Francisco, California
(April 1995 - June 2000)
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Responsible for procuring
several monthly features, including frequent cover stories. Covered technology,
science, biotech, new media, aerospace, and digital music.
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Contributing Editor
Blue magazine
New York, New York
(June 1996 - Dec. 2000)
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Contribute story ideas,
and write and edit both feature and department pieces for national adventure
travel and culture magazine.
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Managing Editor
Washington Magazine
Seattle, Washington
(Jan. 1995 - April 1995)
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Assigned and edited
feature articles and section shorts for monthly regional magazine.
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Research Assistant
Outside magazine
Santa Fe, New Mexico
(June 1994 - Sept. 1994)
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Worked with senior
editors and managing editor researching story ideas, editing, writing, and reporting
articles for all sections of the magazine.
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Editorial Assistant
Alaska/Horizon Air magazines
Seattle, Washington
(Oct. 1991 - Jan. 1992)
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Wrote monthly articles
for travel and business sections.
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EDUCATION
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Northwestern University
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Medill School of Journalism,
Evanston, Illinois (MSJ, December 1994)
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University of Washington |
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College of Arts and
Sciences, Seattle, Washington (BA, August 1991)
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