Michael Hoskins

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Location
Metro Detroit, Michigan
School
Oakland University
Expertise
Pet health, Raising dogs, Animal medical technology
  • As a professional journalist for more than 25 years, Michael has worked across print, digital, and niche publications focused on healthcare, legal and community news, and pet health.
  • He launched an independent digital media brand called JournoDog in 2017, creating approachable journalism in his dog's voice.
  • His favorite interview is the human owner of the beer-drinking goat mayor in a small Texas border town, who spoke about the line of goat mayors and how one was brutally attacked by a human who didn't like the goat was drinking his beer.

Experience

A seasoned journalist, Michael's career spans community news, legal journalism, patient advocacy, and a mixture of pet and human health writing and editing. He's received SPJ of Indiana awards for his legal coverage on juvenile justice, wrongful convictions, and immigration law. His work has been featured in publications that include Healthline, OptumNow, DiabetesMine, Diabetic Living, The Indiana Lawyer, Detroit Free Press, Daily Journal of Johnson County, Oakland Lakefront, and Spinal Column Newsweekly.

Education

Michael graduated from Oakland University with a bachelors degree in journalism and a minor in political science.

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