Justin P. Hicks Email & Phone Number

Michigan, United States

As a member of MLive's statewide public interest team, I specialize in public health reporting and assist as a backup reporter on the Michigan politics and economy beats.

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

Reported local government, public safety and breaking news stories in West Michigan, including the state's second-largest city.

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Reported on professional, college and high school athletics.

Mount Pleasant, Mi

Central Michigan Life is Central Michigan University's award-winning, independent student publication that prints thrice weekly, and has a web-first mentality at cm-life.com. CM-Life has won national honors and ranks among the top collegiate newspapers yearly.As editor-in-chief, I was responsible for leading all aspects of a 24-hour newsroom, including the editorial, photo, video and design desks. Our priority was keeping CMU students, faculty and community members aware of short and long-term happenings in the area. Additionally, my goal was to elevate CM-Life to the next level of reporting.Previous positions: Sports Editor - Managed a staff of 13 reporters, while reporting news, editing content and assisting in the layout process of the print edition. Responsible for managing the social media accounts of CM-Life Sports. (April - Dec. 2012)University Senior Reporter - As senior reporter, I was responsible for investigative reporting, breaking news and event coverage on campus and around Mount Pleasant, Mich. Our coverage of a local abduction set a page views record and earned CM-Life honors from Hearst Journalism and Michigan Press Association. (Dec. 2012 - May 2013)Sports Senior Reporter - Lead reporter for the 2011-12 CMU football team, responsible for writing previews, recaps and feature stories. Engaged readers through social media and live blogging. (July 2011 - Jan. 2012)Staff Reporter - Covered a wide range of sports beats including football, wrestling, soccer, field hockey, softball and club hockey. Responsible for writing game previews, recaps, features and breaking news stories. Also wrote for the university desk, reporting on breaking news and feature stories. (Jan. 2010 - May 2011, Jan. - April 2012)

Jackson, Michigan Area

+ Responsible for reporting on crime, monitoring the police scanner and communicating with local law enforcement officers. Report on spot news in the community.+ Report on local high school sports games by writing game stories, taking photos, live tweeting and recording stats and play-by-play.+ Attend community events and write feature and human-interest stories. + Engage readers through online comment sections, Twitter and Facebook. + Incorporate links into stories and use SEO in writing ledes and headlines. + Report using Moveable Type and edit photos using GIMP 2.

Mount Pleasant, Mi

Guided 275+ underclassmen residents with personal, social and academic situations for a full academic year. Responsible for creating educational bulletin boards, planning programs and interacting with residents on personal and professional levels. Previously held Trout RA position Aug. 2011 - May 2012.

Covered a range of news and feature stories across Midland, Gladwin, Beaverton and Mount Pleasant areas. Published stories and photos in both the print and web editions.

Grosse Pointe Farms, Mi

Reported on Grosse Pointe area high school baseball, soccer, basketball and lacrosse. I also covered a variety of news and feature stories, assisted in design of the print edition and had photos published in print and online.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Online Journalism

Activities and Societies: Reporter and editor for the independent student newspaper, Central Michigan Life; Worked as a resident assistant.

Education record