Knight Center for Environmental Journalism

Alumni

Alex Nixon
Class of 2004
Night/weekend editor
Kalamazoo Gazette in Kalamazoo, Mich.

"The resources of Michigan State University's School of Journalism, matched with the expertise and experience of the staff of the Knight Center for Environmental Journalism, provide students with a solid and unique foundation on which to base a career in the rapidly evolving journalism field."

After earning a master's degree in journalism from Michigan State University in 2004, I landed a job as a business reporter with the Lansing-Jackson Business Review. The startup weekly published its first edition the week after commencement. I reported on manufacturing, transportation, state government and environmental regulation for the paper until December 2005 when it closed.

While job hunting in early 2006, I took on a few freelance assignments, including covering the North American International Auto Show in Detroit for the York (Pa.) Daily Record and writing a cover story for the Lansing City Pulse on mercury pollution from Michigan's power plants. In March this year I started working as the night/weekend editor for the Kalamazoo Gazette.

—Alex Nixon