Mike Longaecker Email & Phone Number

Hastings, Minnesota, United States

• Apply open records and data practices knowledge to fulfill records requests from the media and the public.
• Consult with and advise leadership on strategic communications and media issues.
• Write and edit news releases, statements and social media posts.
• Respond to media inquiries.
• Collaborate and consult with legal counsel and administration to apply policy that balances maximum transparency with the public’s right to know.

River Falls, Wis.

• Identified stories and wrote articles for print, web and social media platforms. Coverage focused on county government, transportation issues and higher education.
• Shot photographs to accompany stories.
• Worked in a highly collaborative team environment, led multiple award-winning team reporting projects.
• Wrote dynamic and engaging social media content.

• Coordinated production of the Woodbury Bulletin’s weekly newspaper and website.
• Developed and executed editorial plans, met and set deadlines, and identified story ideas for special projects.
• Effectively managed a three-person editorial team in a deadline-critical environment.
• Prepared and delivered oral and written presentations to community groups.
• Developed and posted web content.
• Wrote stories on politics, public safety, local government and transportation, in addition to editorials and opinion pieces.

Red Wing, Minn.

• Dug deep inside the Red Wing community, reporting on government, public safety, and state and local politics.
• Covered seven school districts, bringing readers inside classrooms, school board meetings, elections and referenda; shot photos to accompany stories.
• Sent on assignment to Yucca Mountain, Nevada – the coverage from which led to four-part series on nuclear waste storage that tied community issues to national developments.

• Reported on the Minnesota Legislature. Daily work appeared in 28 newspapers in Minnesota, including the Duluth News Tribune and the Grand Forks Herald.
• Wrote and edited stories on higher education, the state budget, energy policy and transportation; shot photos to accompany stories.