Michael B Dougherty 
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  MICHAEL B DOUGHERTY
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WORK EXPERIENCE


Niche Media
New York, NY November 2005-March 2010

Promoted to Articles Editor, Niche Media Custom Publishing (2009). Assigning editor and writer for client-driven luxury hotel, shopping, fashion and art magazines

Staff writer for all Niche Media city titles contributing beverage, travel, culture and men's lifestyle coverage

Research Editor (2005-2008). Fact checked all editorial content for Gotham and Hamptons, assisted with fact checking for four other Niche Media titles

Radar Magazine
New York, NY May 2007-January 2008

Weekly columnist for Radar magazine's website, RadarOnline.com, covering the fine art scene

BlackBook Magazine
New York, NY November 2003-November 2005

Research Chief for pop culture and urban lifestyle magazine

Worked with senior editorial staff to develop progressive art, music, fashion and celebrity-focused content

Regularly published features, profiles and reviews

CNN
New York, NY January 2003-November 2005

Performed print, database, internet and video research in support of the CNN-New York bureau and network-wide producers and reporters

Assisted with the creative development of editorial content for feature programming on Anderson Cooper: 360, Lou Dobbs Tonight, American Morning and Headline News

Created digital video archives using Avid systems editing software

Recognized in Our Stories: CNN’s Katrina Diary by Anderson Cooper for my contribution to CNN's Hurricane Katrina coverage

Gear Magazine
New York, NY January 2003-April 2003

Conducted research and reporting for feature articles on men’s lifestyle and popular culture topics

Worked directly with managing and senior-level editorial staff, correspondents and freelance writers to produce editorial content under strict deadlines

Performed fact checking and proofreading on editorial copy for publication

PUBLICATIONS (selected list)

Anthem, Art Basel Miami Beach, Asylum, BlackBook, Gotham, Los Angeles Confidential, New York, Nylon Guys, Radar, Travel + Leisure and Wynn


EDUCATION

STONEHILL COLLEGE
Easton, MA
Bachelor of Arts, Art History, May 1999

UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT
Florence, Italy
Foreign Study, Fall 1997

HARVARD UNIVERSITY DIVISION OF CONTINUING EDUCATION
Cambridge, MA
Writing, New Media, and Japanese courses, June 2000-June 2001

COMPUTER SKILLS

Dreamweaver, HTML, InCopy, InDesign, Lexis-Nexis, MS Office, OS X, Photoshop CS, Mediasource, Pinnacle, Vortex Desk Edit and Windows XP