Experience

Healthline Media

• United States
• Media Production
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Health News Writer

  • May 2023 - Present

  Report on major health news for Medical News Today, Healthline. Report on major health news for Medical News Today, Healthline.



Medical News Today

• United Kingdom
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Health Reporter

  • May 2023 - Present

  I am overjoyed to have returned today to reporting major breaking health news with publication of my first story for Medical News Today, part of Healthline Media, with a greater reach than any publication for which I have ever worked, attracting 70 MILLION unique users a month. And at a time in our industry when increasingly, a good editor is hard to find, I feel so blessed to work for an extraordinarily talented news editor at a publication that still actually has copy editors who copy edit and fact-checkers who scrupulously verify absolutely everything to ensure accuracy and thoroughness, again, something increasingly rare in our industry. It's good to be back Show less



Breaking Cancer News

• United States

• Writer

  • May 2023 - Present

  Report on major breakthroughs in early detection and treatment of cancer. Report on major breakthroughs in early detection and treatment of cancer.



The Catholic Observer

• Baltimore, Maryland, United States

• Editor

  • Apr 2023 - Present

  Founder and editor of The Catholic Observer, an independent publication featuring a rich mix of news and views about the Catholic Church. I'm a lifelong Catholic and award-winning journalist who has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Guardian, The Baltimore Sun, The Boston Globe, CNBC.com, CBSNews.com, Newsweek, America: The Jesuit Review, the National Catholic Observer and United Press International. The Catholic Observer delivers a rich mix of breaking news, features, profiles, in-depth pieces that provide perspective on the news and investigative stories. We’ll also feature opinion pieces, book and movie reviews and aggregation highlighting coverage worth reading in other publications. Some of the principles that guide our coverage: * Providing an inclusive view of Catholicism, promoting diversity and the dignity of all God’s people and ecumenism among faiths * Giving voice to the voiceless, the marginalized, the impoverished, the hungry, the homeless, the refugees, the migrants * Viewing the Church in the context of political, social and economic forces that help shape it, and which to some degree it helps shape * Holding Church leaders accountable through fearless, but always fair, reporting We’d love to hear from you. If you have suggestions, news tips or interest in submitting an article or first-person piece, please email Gary Gately at garymichaelgately@gmail.com. Thanks again for visiting. Show less



Journalist

• Miami, Florida, United States (Headquarters)

• Journalist

  • Aug 2020 - Present

  Wrote and edited breaking national and international news and feature stories for The Juice, a startup daily newsletter for students. Worked with other editors to plan daily news budgets, coordinate art and write headlines Did first-read edits and final copy edits. Independent Journalist: July 2022-Present Wrote and edited breaking national and international news and feature stories for The Juice, a startup daily newsletter for students. Worked with other editors to plan daily news budgets, coordinate art and write headlines Did first-read edits and final copy edits. Independent Journalist: July 2022-Present



The New York Times, The Washington Post, Talk Media News, Others

• Washington DC-Baltimore Area

• Supreme Court Reporter, Independent Journalist

  • Jun 2015 - Jul 2020

  Covered U.S. Supreme Court, federal courts and other legal news in regular contractual role for Talk Media News from January 2015 to August 2018. Filed breaking news for radio and wrote full-length daily stories, enterprise and trend pieces for the web. Wrote news, feature, profile, enterprise and investigative pieces for The New York Times, The Guardian, The Washington Post, CNBC.com and other major news outlets. Covered U.S. Supreme Court, federal courts and other legal news in regular contractual role for Talk Media News from January 2015 to August 2018. Filed breaking news for radio and wrote full-length daily stories, enterprise and trend pieces for the web. Wrote news, feature, profile, enterprise and investigative pieces for The New York Times, The Guardian, The Washington Post, CNBC.com and other major news outlets.



Center for Sustainable Journalism

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Juvenile Justice Information Exchange

  • May 2013 - May 2015

  Wrote breaking news stories, features and investigative pieces on topics including juvenile solitary confinement; sexual and physical abuse of incarcerated juveniles; racial and ethnic disparities in the juvenile justice system; and the school-to-prison pipeline. Wrote breaking news stories, features and investigative pieces on topics including juvenile solitary confinement; sexual and physical abuse of incarcerated juveniles; racial and ethnic disparities in the juvenile justice system; and the school-to-prison pipeline.



United Press International

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Editor, Writer

  • Aug 2009 - Apr 2013

  Wrote and edited breaking national and international news, health, science, business and entertainment stories for the news service. Ran overnight news desk for 1 ½ years, editing copy from writers throughout the world. Wrote and edited breaking national and international news, health, science, business and entertainment stories for the news service. Ran overnight news desk for 1 ½ years, editing copy from writers throughout the world.



The Baltimore Examiner

• Baltimore, Maryland, United States

• Assistant Managing Editor/News

  • Jul 2007 - Jul 2009

  Guided coverage of education and two Maryland counties, with a combined population of more than 400,000. Assigned stories, helped shape daily news budget, edited daily copy and major projects. Guided coverage of education and two Maryland counties, with a combined population of more than 400,000. Assigned stories, helped shape daily news budget, edited daily copy and major projects.



University of Maryland, Others

• Washington DC-Baltimore Area

• University Instructor, Independent Journalist

  • Jan 2005 - Jun 2007

  Taught news, magazine and travel writing at the University of Maryland, College Park, and Loyola University – Maryland. Contributed regularly to The New York Times, other newspapers and magazines. Taught news, magazine and travel writing at the University of Maryland, College Park, and Loyola University – Maryland. Contributed regularly to The New York Times, other newspapers and magazines.



HealthDay News

• United States
• Online Media
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Staff Writer

  • Aug 2001 - Dec 2004

  Reported daily on medical research, conditions, prevention and healthy living for the health news syndicate that feeds New York Times News Service clients, USAToday.com and numerous other high-profile news outlets. Reported daily on medical research, conditions, prevention and healthy living for the health news syndicate that feeds New York Times News Service clients, USAToday.com and numerous other high-profile news outlets.



Cherbo Publishing Group

• United States
• Writing and Editing

• Author

  • Aug 2001 - Nov 2004

  Planned, researched and wrote Maryland: Anthem to Innovation, a book on the state’s history, attractions and industries, published by Cherbo Publishing Group. Wrote full-length commissioned books about prominent Jewish businesses and families in Baltimore for Your World Publishing. Researched and wrote chapters of Fodor’s Maryland & Virginia and Fodor’s USA guidebooks. Planned, researched and wrote Maryland: Anthem to Innovation, a book on the state’s history, attractions and industries, published by Cherbo Publishing Group. Wrote full-length commissioned books about prominent Jewish businesses and families in Baltimore for Your World Publishing. Researched and wrote chapters of Fodor’s Maryland & Virginia and Fodor’s USA guidebooks.



ThirdAge Media, LLC.

• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Editor, Writer

  • Jan 1999 - Jul 2001

  Wrote, edited and produced a wide variety of newsletters, website content and interactive features targeting baby boomers for ThirdAge.com’s News Channel,. Helped expand daily newsletter circulation to 1 million subscribers. Wrote, edited and produced a wide variety of newsletters, website content and interactive features targeting baby boomers for ThirdAge.com’s News Channel,. Helped expand daily newsletter circulation to 1 million subscribers.



The Baltimore Sun

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Reporter, Deputy Bureau Chief, Copy Editor

  • Jan 1987 - May 1998

  Held a wide range of positions at Maryland’s largest metropolitan newspaper, beginning at suburban bureaus and steadily rising to editing positions and major beats on the metropolitan and business desks. As education reporter, complemented aggressive daily coverage with features, enterprise and investigative pieces and led a multiple-award-winning project scrutinizing a school-privatization experiment. Created a tourism and downtown redevelopment beat that generated regular front-page stories and award-winning series. Show less