Juan Michael Porter II
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As seen in:
TheBody,
TheBodyPro.com,
Medium,
HuffPost,
Time Out New York,
Observer,
SYFY,
BroadwayWorld,
Queerty,
Them,
Colorlines,
Electric Literature
and
Covers:
Black lives, Arts & Culture, HIV Advocacy, Sexual Health, Education, LGBTQ+, Outdoors, Politics.
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Juan Michael Porter II’s Biography
Read Full Bio →Juan Michael Porter II is an award-winning health & culture journalist whose coverage focuses on the intersection of Black lives, media criticism, and sexual health advocacy. He is a 2020 National Critics Institute Fellow, a 2021 Poynter Power of Diverse Voices Fellow, a 2021 Write It Out Fellow, a member of the American Theatre Critics Association, and the first Black man to serve as a Drama Desk Awards nominator.
He is the staff writer of TheBody.com and TheBodyPro. He has written for PBS Ame…
Juan Michael Porter II’s Journalist Portfolio
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Interview
See all 21 answers →What was your first job as a journalist?
Dance critic.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes.
How is social media changing news?
By allowing readers to directly shape what is considered newsworthy.