Maggie Koerth Email & Phone Number

Minneapolis, MN, US

 Elected to 14-member private foundation board dedicated to improving the quality of science media. Assisted in development of annual conference, selection of award winners and development of reporting resources. Chair of diversity committee and member of Next Horizons committee, planning for the future of the board and new projects

- Regular presenter of the weekly news round-up for "Science Friday" on National Public Radio. - Presented keynote addresses and public talks, moderated panels, and led workshops for universities and institutions, including Rutgers University, The Orange County Council of Governments, the Minneapolis Institute of Art, Harvard University, and The National.

 Published in Discover, Popular Science, New Scientist, Audubon, Slate.com, and more. Pitched and sold stories to editors and developed long-term relationships. Most clients are repeat clients. Developed award-winning social media presence – selected for Time Magazine’s “Best Twitter Feeds of 2012” and Wired Magazine’s “101 Signals” list of best.

New York/Minneapolis

- Primary reporter covering science for national online publication.- Primary editor for the FiveThirtyEight's senior politics reporter covering education and employment. - Half of a two-person reporting team covering abortion, including managing and reporting on data sets with exclusive access in advance of public reports. - Contributor to ABC News on-air.

 Presented talks on communicating with journalists and the public at conferences, universities and national laboratories. Led workshops on pitching and media through COMPASS, a nonprofit science communications team. Taught social media and blogging as faculty with the two-week Banff Science Communications Program, 2012 and 2013.

Harvard University

 One of 24 journalists chosen for year-long fellowship program. Published "The Fellowship of Three Things" newsletter, featuring three cool things I learned each week, eventually reaching 3,400 subscribers and a 60% open rate.  Attended Harvard College and Kennedy School of Government classes in public speaking, history of science and social impacts of.

 Wrote “Nuclear Energy 101: Inside the ‘Black Box’ of Power Plants” which was chosen for The Best Science Writing Online 2012. Developed editorial calendar of three features per month, from idea generation through editing. Recruited and managed science guest bloggers. Curated a daily collection of science news of interest to BoingBoing’s readers.

 Wrote “Danger! This Mission to Mars Could Bore You To Death”which was chosen for The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2014. 2015 Audubon Society Women Greening Journalism honoree for environmental reporting. Developed “Eureka”, a column about the intersection between science and culture. Generated story ideas, researched and wrote column.

My book about the history of the American electric grid and the future of energy. How does the past affect our efforts to build for the future? Find out in "Before the Lights Go Out"...

 Developed and wrote cover stories for the magazine. Assisted in issue development, working with publishers, editor-in-chief and design staff. Recruited freelancers and edited freelance work. Worked with publishers on development of ancillary products, including books, T-shirts and a board game.

Nieman Fellowship

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba And Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Anthropology And Journalism

Education record