Michael Skoler

Current

• Fellow at Reynolds Journalism Institute at Missouri School of Journalism
• Executive Board at Nieman Foundation
• Multimedia Advisory Board at USC Annenberg California Endowment Health Journalism Fellowships

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Past

• Founder & Executive Director, Center for Innovation in Journalism at American Public Media
• Managing Director of News at Minnesota Public Radio
• Editorial Director & Manager at Public Radio Collaboration

• Senior Advisor at WGBH -TV
• Associate at McKinsey & Company
• Foreign Correspondent / Bureau Chief, Nairobi at National Public Radio
• Science Correspondent at National Public Radio
• Science Editor / Producer at National Public Radio
• TV Reporter / Producer at WGBH -TV
• Producer/Writer at CBS Radio/American Association for Advancement of Science
• Freelance Writer at National Magazines and Newspapers
• Writer/Researcher at Let's Go: Europe

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Education

• Darden Graduate School of Business, University of Virginia
• Harvard University
• Harvard University

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Connections

316 connections

Industry

Media Production

Michael Skoler’s Summary

Media strategist and MBA working to reinvent journalism for the new social media culture.

Michael Skoler’s Specialties:

project manager, budgeting, business plans, consulting, content management, contract management, editing, fundraising, product innovation, journalism, management, marketing, negotiation, networking, new media, organizational skills, presentation skills, production, programming, publicity, radio, strategic, teaching, telecommunications, television, venture capital, writing, Web, online, media production, business strategy

Michael Skoler’s Experience

• Fellow

  Reynolds Journalism Institute at Missouri School of Journalism

  (Research industry)

  August 2009 — Present (4 months)

  Researching new business models for online journalism by studying successful online content ventures. Will take on new projects that capture my imagination during the year.

• Executive Board

  Nieman Foundation

  (Higher Education industry)

  September 2008 — Present (1 year 3 months)

• Multimedia Advisory Board

  USC Annenberg California Endowment Health Journalism Fellowships

  (Broadcast Media industry)

  May 2007 — Present (2 years 7 months)

• Founder & Executive Director, Center for Innovation in Journalism

  American Public Media

  (Non-Profit; 201-500 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

  July 2006 — July 2008 (2 years 1 month)

  Established the Center to advance and spread a new journalism of partnership with the public. Founded the Public Insight Journalism® model as a set of software tools and processes that allow news organizations to tap the insight of the public daily to create stronger, more relevant coverage.

• Managing Director of News

  Minnesota Public Radio

  (Non-Profit; 201-500 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

  January 2003 — June 2006 (3 years 6 months)

  Ran the Minnesota Public Radio newsroom, the largest regional network in public radio serving 17 stations and reaching over 500,000 people in 5 states.

• Editorial Director & Manager

  Public Radio Collaboration

  (Media Production industry)

  May 2002 — December 2003 (1 year 8 months)

  Co-founded and managed collaborative coverage involving 267 public radio stations, 50 producers, National Public Radio, American Public Media, BBC World Service, CBC and PRI. Result was a coordinated week of news coverage on major national issues in 2002, 2004 and 2005.

• Senior Advisor

  WGBH -TV

  (Media Production industry)

  March 2002 — November 2002 (9 months)

  Researched and wrote business plans for potential digital television ventures for WGBH, the top producer of prime-time PBS programming and a major broadcaster in New England. Advised on negotiations with commercial and non-commercial partners.

• Associate

  McKinsey & Company

  (Partnership; 5001-10,000 employees; Management Consulting industry)

  September 1999 — March 2002 (2 years 7 months)

  Consulted mainly on projects with media and technology companies

• Foreign Correspondent / Bureau Chief, Nairobi

  National Public Radio

  (Non-Profit; 501-1000 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

  September 1993 — August 1997 (4 years )

  Established and ran NPR's Africa Bureau, managing budget, negotiating contracts for telecommunications, forex, security, travel, etc., and advising on coverage for sub-Saharan Africa.

• Science Correspondent

  National Public Radio

  (Non-Profit; 501-1000 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

  January 1989 — September 1992 (3 years 9 months)

  Covered all areas of science, medicine and technology

• Science Editor / Producer

  National Public Radio

  (Non-Profit; 501-1000 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

  January 1988 — October 1988 (10 months)

  Assigned and edited staff correspondents, making news judgments for Morning Edition, All Things Considered and Weekend Edition. Edited and/or produced special projects and reports.

• TV Reporter / Producer

  WGBH -TV

  (Media Production industry)

  January 1987 — December 1987 (1 year )

  Wrote and produced science news and features for the nightly 10 o'clock news and a nationally-syndicated news magazine during a year-long fellowship.

• Producer/Writer

  CBS Radio/American Association for Advancement of Science

  (Media Production industry)

  March 1985 — October 1986 (1 year 8 months)

  Selected stories, wrote and produced the nationally-syndicated show Report on Science, which aired daily on the CBS Radio network.

• Freelance Writer

  National Magazines and Newspapers

  (Media Production industry)

  January 1982 — January 1985 (3 years 1 month)

  Wrote articles on science and medicine that appeared in numerous publications, including: The Los Angeles Times, Discover, Glamour, Omni, Reader's Digest, Science Illustrated, Medical World News and American Health

• Writer/Researcher

  Let's Go: Europe

  (Media Production industry)

  June 1980 — August 1980 (3 months)

  Traveled and revised chapters on Great Britain and Israel for Let's Go: Europe, the leading budget travel guide in the U.S. Wrote original chapters for new regional guide on Israel, Egypt and Turkey.

Michael Skoler’s Education

• Darden Graduate School of Business, University of Virginia

  MBA , Strategy , 1997 — 1999

  Activities and Societies:

  Batten Media Fellow, Shermet Scholar

• Harvard University

  Nieman Fellow , 1992 — 1993

• Harvard University

  B.A. , History and Science , 1975 — 1980

Additional Information

Michael Skoler’s Interests:

media, social networking, future of journalism, serious games, education

Michael Skoler’s Groups:

Jury member for duPont-Columbia awards, Executive Board member for Nieman Foundation

Michael Skoler’s Contact Settings

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