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Alex McDaniel

(She/Her)
Chicago
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Covers:  sports, southern culture, politics, general news, digital media, race and gender, pop culture and entertainment
writer, editor, naysayer. the south is home.

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Alex McDaniel’s Biography

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I've spent my career figuring out the best ways to connect great storytelling with the right audience, running editorial teams and building winning strategies for USA TODAY, Vox Media, People Inc., and more.

I'm also a storyteller who specializes in sports, entertainment, food and pop culture.

Based in Chicago. Open to freelance/contract and full-time roles.

Articles

This German soccer fan is speed-running SEC country and we're not giving him back, sorry

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By Alex McDaniel
| Yahoo Lifestyle Australia Verified
As a Southern transplant living in Chicago, it doesn't take much for me to wax poetic about everything I miss back home, particularly SEC football, gas-station fried chicken and deploying "bless your heart" as a weapon of psychological destruction against my sworn enemies. That said, words aren't always enough to fully convey the South's cultural significance.
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The iconic watch Kelly McGillis wore in 'Top Gun' 40 years ago is more popular than ever

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By Alex McDaniel
| MSN Verified
Alex McDaniel, For The Win Top Gun is heading back to theaters on May 13 for a one-week 40th-anniversary run in IMAX, Dolby Cinema, and premium formats , and while most of the conversation will probably be about Tom Cruise, fighter jets, and that volleyball scene , there's one element from the original that deserves its own moment: the watch on Kelly McGillis' wrist.
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The iconic watch Kelly McGillis wore in 'Top Gun' 40 years ago is more popular than ever

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By Alex McDaniel
| Yahoo Canada Verified
Top Gun is heading back to theaters on May 13 for a one-week 40th-anniversary run in IMAX, Dolby Cinema, and premium formats, and while most of the conversation will probably be about Tom Cruise, fighter jets, and that volleyball scene, there's one element from the original that deserves its own moment: the watch on Kelly McGillis' wrist.
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Interview

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What was your first job as a journalist?

My first job was at a magazine. I convinced the editor to let me run their social media accounts. The rest is history.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Absolutely.

How is social media changing news?

It's requiring news organizations to know their audiences better to find and disseminate information.

Awards

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Mississippi Press Association

2013 - Best Sports Feature (1st Place)

Awarded for "One for Amanda," a piece about a Mississippi high school football coach trying to move forward less than a year after the murder of his wife.

Associated Press Managing Editors Award (LA/MS)

2014 - Best Blog (1st Place)
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Hearst Journalism Award

2011 - Editorial Writing

The top 10 winners in college opinion writing at the 51st annual William Randolph Hearst Foundation's Journalism Awards Program, in which 110 undergraduate journalism programs at colleges and universities across the nation are eligible to participate.

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College Journalist of the Year | Southeast Journalism Conference

2011
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Society of Professional Journalists Award

2011 - Feature Writing

Third place regional SPJ award for feature stories written in 2010 as editor-in-chief of The Daily Mississippian at Ole Miss

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