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Michael de Yoanna
Michael de Yoanna

Michael de Yoanna is a freelance journalist and chief editor of dscriber.com and it's growing network of sister sites, including MightyMercury.com. His articles have appeared in numerous publications, including Salon, The Washington Times and 5280. He has contributed to the CBS "Evening News" and been quoted or featured on NPR, Colorado Public Radio, on television and in print.

Michael began freelancing in late 2007, after seven years at daily and weekly newspapers as reporter and senior reporter.

He has appeared at several forums, including the 2009 Investigative Reporters and Editors conference. Michael, who lives in Colorado, holds 12 professional awards for news features and investigations.

Michael believes in the power of the written word, particularly poetry, and will occasionally attempt to hold his own with the talented stable of contributors at MightyMercury.com.

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"I'm under a lot of pressure to not diagnose PTSD" (Salon, April 2009)

The tale of the secret Army tape (Salon, April 2009)

NORAD move raises security concerns (The Washington Times, March 2009)

Coming Home, a weeklong series of stories on Iraq war vets at Fort Carson who become suicidal or homicidal (Salon, February 2009)

Dangerous Move for NORAD (The Washington Times, October 2008)

Begging Joe's Pardon: Joe Arridy was put to death in 1939... a group of advocates say the mentally retarded man was innocent (5280 Magazine, October 2008)

To the breaking point (Rocky Mountain News)

Stressed out soldiers (CBS "Evening News")

Recent comments on NPR's "Morning Edition"

In-depth interview on Colorado Public Radio

Dan Tang's Toxic Political Money (5280.com, June 2009)

Sacred Grounds (a story I pieced together a few years ago after seeing a notice in the U.S. Federal Register that Colorado College was ready to return American Indian remains to tribes/Colorado Springs Independent)

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www.dscriber.com
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Mighty Mercury is the experimental partner site to Dscriber, hosting a continually updated selection of short fiction, verse, art, photography, and commentary (mainly interviews, reports, and reviews), and longer works of fiction and nonfiction are published serially by invitation.

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