MICHAEL D. BOLDEN

• Manages the daily operation and strategic direction of a 501(c)(3) operating foundation with assets of $50 million and an annual operating budget of $6 million. 

• Works with the Board of Trustees and API's team to develop, refine and execute API's strategic direction to help develop, support and sustain healthy local news organizations. 

• Develops effective collaborations with partners in media, philanthropy and nonprofit sectors. 

•Advocates for diversity, equity and inclusion within API as a model for the news industry at large and champions DEI as a necessary element of wellness for journalism. 

• Identifies new products and services that provide value for the journalism industry and support future innovations and investments. 

• Attracts, engages, retains and develops a talented diverse team to achieve excellence in meeting API's strategic goals.

• Cultivates a culture of collaboration, teamwork, innovation, service and results. 

• Strengthens API's brand to support awareness among diverse target audiences and the journalism industry in general.

• Masthead editor and member of the newsroom executive leadership team.
• Supervised daily and enterprise coverage of race and equity issues, justice reform, transportation, housing and homelessness, retail, technology, and urban design and development.
• Responsible for improving operational workflows in the newsroom.
• Executive sponsor, San Francisco Chronicle Diversity and Inclusion Committee.
• Member, Hearst Newspapers Diversity and Inclusion Steering Committee.
• Lead, Newsroom Online Harassment Response Team.

• Co-developed and co-taught a course on initiatives in local journalism to better serve communities of color. 

• Recruited, helped select, and mentored JSK Fellows, a diverse group of journalism change agents from around the world.
• Developed and organized programming for the JSK Fellows, including seminars, workshops, and speaker series to enhance their skills, perspectives, and learning. 
• Helped manage the daily operations of the fellowship program, including program finances, grants management, and staff development. 
• Developed and managed initiatives to serve more than 850 program alumni. 
• Coached JSK Fellows and JSK alumni on personal and professional goals.
• Led media strategy to effectively communicate the JSK story and insights from JSK Fellows, alumni, and program leadership.
• Represented the JSK Fellowships at journalism convenings around the world.

• Co-developed, co-taught, and managed a fall 2018 seminar series, Journalism Under Siege: Truth and Trust in a Time of Turmoil, for more than 250 students.

• Advocated for journalistic excellence in external and internal content.
• Supervised the writing and editing of publications, including the Knight Blog; Knight impact reports covering journalism, the arts, and civic investments; and the quarterly board of directors grants and reports book.
• Developed strategies on how to present information across digital platforms.
• Advised staff and grantees on public speaking and communications messaging.
• Wrote original content, including articles, blog posts, op-eds, and speeches.

• Transportation and Development Editor, 2009-2012
  
  • Supervised a deputy editor, a columnist, and an award-winning team of reporters covering transportation and urban development in the D.C. region and the nation.
  • Managed the consolidation of transportation and traffic coverage and products for  washingtonpost.com and The Washington Post print edition.
  • Directed newsroom-wide coverage of "Snowmageddon," the historic 2010 blizzards that blanketed the Washington, D.C., metro region.
  • Co-directed and co-edited, with Deputy National Editor Marilyn Thompson, the 2010 Agony at the Airport series on the growing power of the U.S. Transportation Security Administration. 
• Copy and Production Chief, The Washington Post Magazine, 2008-2009
  • Production lead and slot editor on "Fatal Distraction," by Gene Weingarten, the 2010 Pulitzer Prize in Feature Writing winner. 
• Systems and Special Projects Editor, The Washington Post Magazine, 2006-2008
  
  • Production lead on "Pearls Before Breakfast," by Gene Weingarten, the 2008 Pulitzer Prize in Feature Writing winner.
  • Modernized Magazine production processes by leading the conversion to digital color correction and page proofing. 
• Assistant News Editor, Style, The Washington Post, 2000-2005