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Mike Householder

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Detroit-based video journalist/writer and occasional book reviewer for @AP | @newsmediaguild || Past: @UofMaryland | @WoosterEdu | @BeaverAreaSD

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I have worked for The Associated Press on a full-time basis since September 1997, starting out as an editorial assistant in the Washington, D.C., bureau before transferring to the Detroit bureau in January 1999. Since that time, I have worked as the Michigan AP's day and night editor, its interim news editor and as a general assignment reporter. These days, I am a "video first" journalist at the AP, which means I primarily shoot and edit my own video pieces for online and broadcast use and am a…

Mike Householder’s Journalist Portfolio

St. Nicks Learn Tricks of Trade at Santa School

St. Nicks Learn Tricks of Trade at Santa School

Here comes Santa Claus. And another. And another. More than 100 Kris Kringles attended Santa school in Michig…

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Trying to save part of Rosie the Riveter's factory

Trying to save part of Rosie the Riveter's factory

The Detroit-area factory where Rosie the Riveter showed that a woman could do a "man's work" by building Worl…

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Water flows through Detroit's vacant buildings

Water flows through Detroit's vacant buildings

Unchecked water is shooting through vacant houses, schools and other empty structures across Detroit. The pro…

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Best-selling author Elmore Leonard dies at 87

Best-selling author Elmore Leonard dies at 87

DETROIT (AP) - He was the master of his genre, the Dickens of Detroit, the Chaucer of Crime. Pretty much ever…

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Libraries lending way more than books these days

Libraries lending way more than books these days

In a number of communities across the U.S., it's possible to borrow tools, musical instruments, fishing poles…

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Join the beaver hunt: Toronto neighborhood offers unique World Cup-themed scavenger hunt

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| Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, Iowa) Verified
TORONTO — Berczy Park is home to a much-loved fountain featuring canine sculptures that shoot water out of their mouths. But now, there’s a new dog in town. Or rather, a new Doug in town. kAm%9@FD2?5D 2=C625J 92G6 7=@4<65 E@ E96 %@C@?E@ A2C< E@ 42E49 2 8=:>AD6 @7 2 362G6C D4F=AEFC6[ ?:4<?2>65 s@F8[ E92E :D A2CE @7 2 (@C=5 rFA\E96>65 4@?E6DE] %96 vC62E q62G6C "F6DE 492==6?86D A2CE:4:A2?ED E@ 7:?5 d` 362G6C DE2EF6D @? 5:DA=2J :? E96 4:EJ’D ~=5 %@H?
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Join the beaver hunt: Toronto neighborhood offers unique World Cup-themed scavenger hunt

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| The Morning Call Verified
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER TORONTO (AP) — Berczy Park is home to a much-loved fountain featuring canine sculptures that shoot water out of their mouths. But now, there’s a new dog in town. Or rather, a new Doug in town. Thousands already have flocked to the Toronto park to catch a glimpse of a beaver sculpture, nicknamed Doug, that is part of a World Cup-themed contest.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

As a weekend editorial assistant at The Associated Press in D.C.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

I used a typewriter as a kid in the late 1970s/early 1980s, before I got my Commodore 64!

How is social media changing news?

Social media makes it easier for journalists to find sources and to stay "plugged in" to what's happening with the newsmakers they cover.
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