Journalist
Specialty Subjects : In addition to above, climate and weather issues, politics, disability, diversity, consumer, workplace issues
Enter your professional bio here : Kay Nolan is a dedicated journalist whose work reflects exceptional attention to accuracy, detail and timeliness. She covers public policy, business/consumer, climate science, health and medical, education and social justice, including disability and diversity issues. Kay Nolan combines solid research and thorough reporting with impeccable writing skills and journalistic integrity to produce top-quality articles on a variety of topics. Kay tackles difficult subjects, such as scientific research, climate issues, medical and health issues, government regulation and business and financial news in a way that is accurate and truly informative, while at the same time easy for the average reader to understand. As a longtime daily newspaper reporter, Kay covered breaking news, local government, education, real estate, business, consumer issues, health and local elections. Kay has also been a news editor and a multiplatform copy editor, honing her skills in news assignments, coordinating special projects and sections, editing copy, fact-checking and headline writing. As a freelancer, Kay has covered breaking news stories, statewide and national elections, weather and climate issues, social justice and education, as well as timely business and policy issues for highly respected national publications, including The New York Times, Washington Post, Christian Science Monitor and more. Kay has researched and written long-form academic reports on domestic poverty and foster care for the renowned CQ Researcher, (formerly Congressional Quarterly) which counts top university and college professors and researchers as its key subscribers. Most recently, Kay has pitched and written multiple stories for The Washington Post's climate and weather team on how changing climate and severe weather events impact vulnerable populations. Kay has considerable experience in writing about disability and diversity issues. Kay's motto is: ''Tell me something new.'' She takes pride in doing original reporting and thorough research to tackle previously unreported or under-reported aspects to a topic; she is skilled at finding quality sources and has a knack for getting them to talk to her. Kay is proud of her reputation for accuracy, balance and integrity. She has never been accused of bias, misquoting a source or speaker or forced to file a correction beyond an inadvertent typo. Her goal for every story is for readers to feel they have learned something new and interesting and for the subjects of the stories to know the piece is complete and accurate.
Writing Credits : The Washington Post, The New York Times, Christian Science Monitor, CQ Researcher, Business Insider, Quill, New York Daily News, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WisPolitics, WisBusiness, Business Journal, BIZTimes, Milwaukee Magazine, AARP Bulletin.
Awards and Recognition : Award for Distinguished Science Journalism in the Atmopsheric and Related Sciences, 2023, American Meteorological Society
Skills (Select all that apply) : Articles, Conference/meeting coverage, Editing, Feature writing, Investigative reporting, News, Profiles
List any memberships you have with other organizations : Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ)
Journalism & Women Symposium (JAWS)
Professional Membership