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Michael Howard is a social media analyst and training professional in New York City. His expertise includes project management, training and meeting facilitation, research, development, social media, strategy, and content creation. 

Michael is currently at Dataminr, where he is the Training Lead on the Domain Expert Team. 

 Dataminr delivers real-time actionable alerts. Journalists in more than 350 newsrooms around the world rely on Dataminr to deliver the earliest tips to breaking news and pre-viral stories into their workflow.
His recent journey at ABC News allowed him to work for America's #1 morning news program, Good Morning America, World News with David Muir, and This Week with George Stephanopoulos. 

Michael contributed coverage to ABC News Entertainment. While there he wrote stories on major pop culture events like the Oscars, Grammys, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's engagement, and the surprise album release by Beyonce. 

Originally from Dayton, Ohio, Michael is an honors graduate of Hampton University. He was named the first Online Editor for The Hampton Script in 2012.   

Michael considers himself a social media enthusiast and loves writing. He's also a huge fan of coffee, music, and his family.