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Michael Key

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Washington, D.C.
As seen in: National LGBT Media Association, The Washington Blade, BiggerPockets, The Marshall Project, The Gospel Coalition, Worcester News UK, RED HERRING, Jefferson City News Tribune, Georgia Voice, Los Angeles Blade, Make-Up Artist magazine, Watermark and
Covers:  LGBTQ community news, politics, nightlife
Photo Editor of the Washington Blade and Los Angeles Blade. Photographer for the National LGBT Media Association.

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Michael Key’s Biography

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I am a photojournalist, writer and editor working primarily in Washington, D.C. I have directed music videos, I have been a voice actor in a popular Dungeons & Dragons podcast, I have written SPJ-DC Dateline Award-winning news articles, but my main focus over the past 16 years has been in photography. Currently, I serve as the photo editor of the Washington Blade.

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PHOTOS: Frederick Pride Festival

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By Michael Key Verified
| The Washington Blade Verified
A scene from the 2026 Fredericksburg Pride March. (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key) The sixth annual Fredericksburg Pride March was held in downtown Fredericksburg, Va. on Saturday, June 27. Stafford County Board of Supervisors Chair Deuntay Diggs led the march alongside Fredericksburg City Council Member Jannan W. Holmes. The Fredericksburg Pride Festival took place at Riverfront Park after the march. Bree Fram was the featured speaker.
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Supreme Court upholds state laws banning trans athletes from sports teams

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By Joe Reberkenny Verified, Michael Key Verified, Lou Chibbaro Jr. Verified
| Los Angeles Blade Verified
By Joe Reberkenny,Michael Key,Lou Chibbaro Jr.,Michael K. Lavers,Erkki Forster The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld state laws that ban transgender athletes from school sports teams that correspond with their gender identity. The justices in January heard oral arguments in two cases - Little v. Hecox and West Virginia v. B.P.J. - that challenged laws in Idaho and West Virginia respectively. The Los Angeles Blade will update this story.
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PHOTOS: Fredericksburg Pride March and Festival

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By Michael Key Verified
| The Washington Blade Verified
The sixth annual Fredericksburg Pride March was held in downtown Fredericksburg, Va. on Saturday, June 27. Stafford County Board of Supervisors Chair Deuntay Diggs led the march alongside Fredericksburg City Council Member Jannan W. Holmes. The Fredericksburg Pride Festival took place at Riverfront Park after the march. Bree Fram was the featured speaker. (Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)
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What was your first job as a journalist?

I started out as a freelance photographer and assistant video editor for the (now defunct) Window Media newspapers in 2009.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

I used a typewriter in my youth, though they were obsolete by the time I was a teenager.

How is social media changing news?

The photo, headline and subhead is everything . . . even more so that it always has been.

Awards

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Society of Professional Journalists Award

2023 - Photography Story

Society of Professional Journalists: D.C. Pro Chapter Dateline Award for Photography Story. “Activists stage ‘smoke-in’ at Russian embassy to protest Griner incarceration”

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Society of Professional Journalists Award

2023 - Breaking News

Society of Professional Journalists: D.C. Pro Chapter Dateline Award for Breaking News. “Va. Students stage mass walkout over anti-LGBTQ policies”

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GLAAD Media Award

2023 - Barbara Gittings Award for Excellence in LGBTQ Media

The Washington Blade and Los Angeles Blade was presented with the special recognition.

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Society of Professional Journalists Award

2017 - Breaking News

Society of Professional Journalists: D.C. Pro Chapter Dateline Award for Excellence in Breaking News "Pride protest ignites stormy debate in D.C.’s LGBT community" *(I contributed to the report and served as the photographer, the main author was Joey DiGuglielmo)

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Society of Professional Journalists Award

2017 - Photography Story

Society of Professional Journalists: D.C. Pro Chapter Dateline Award for Breaking News. “No Justice No Pride protesters disrupt Capital Pride parade”

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Society of Professional Journalists Award

2015 - Excellence in Photojournalism

Society of Professional Journalists: D.C. Pro Chapter Dateline Award for Excellence in Photojournalism "Five Years in the LGBT Movement"

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D.C. Shorts Film Festival

2014 - Official Jury Selection

I co-directed "Bears" by Tom Goss.

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American Graphic Design Award

2013 - Booklet

Issued by Graphic Design USA. Awarded for the 2012 Capital Pride Guide. I served as the photo director of the booklet.

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