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Meet Michelle

Michelle Castillo is a career journalist with over 15 years of experience in print, online and broadcast. Her work can be found in publications including the Los Angeles Times, TIME, CBS News, Adweek, CNBC and Cheddar News.

Castillo has keynoted SXSW, and spoke at Web Summit and CES, among other top industry events. She’s interviewed leaders including GM president Mark Reuss, producer Jeffrey Katzenberg and baseball legend Derek Jeter. 

While most of her work is on tech, media, social and culture, Castillo has covered everything from general news to health. She has a unique take on what journalists and public want.

Resume

Experience
TIWWG | President Brooklyn, NY Jan. 2024 - Present
Editorial reporter, host and media consultant. Covered tech for multiple publications including artificial intelligence/tech for CNBC, venture capital for Forbes and digital advertising for Campaign US. Hosted and anchored events for Web Summit Qatar and Web Summit Rio. On-air contributor for Mitu, Newsnation, NYSE TV. Consulted with Fortune 500 companies and tech unicorns.

Cheddar News | Senior Reporter, Anchor, Producer New York, NY Jan. 2019 – June 2024
On-air reporter, with a focus on social, streaming, technology and culture. Anchored all programming, including business-focused “Closing Bell,” company earnings, general news “Need2Know” and newsmagazine “The Deep End.” Produced daily hits and at least one in-depth package a week. Wrote feature stories for digital. Broke original news and scoops on companies like Snap, Amazon and New York Times. Field reporting throughout the coronavirus pandemic and Black Lives Matter movements.

CNBC | Digital Reporter Englewood Cliffs, NJ May 2015 – Jan. 2019
Wrote for CNBC.com on advertising, technology and media. Produced and anchored digital videos, as well as digital news readers. Appeared on CNBC for original reporting. Focused on breaking news including company earnings, as well as scoops. Broke stories on advertiser misuse of Meta user data, Apple’s TV content expansion plans, and Netflix pay rates for content

Adweek | Digital Media Reporter New York, NY March 2014 – May 2015
Covered print, media, and digital publishers including the social media advertising landscape; Anchored digital media videos. Focused daily news and trends, as well as wrote long-form features for Adweek, including cover stories on Snoop Dogg and Derek Jeter


CBSNews.com | Associate Editor New York, NY April 2011 - March 2014
Wrote and edited stories for the health section of CBSNews.com. Contributed to U.S/World and Arts/Entertainment sections. Produced and anchored digital health videos.

TIME.com | Producer/Writer New York, NY August 2010 -April 2011
Wrote about geek culture, focusing on film, television and digital culture

Education

Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Master of Science, magazine concentration with a focus on arts, culture and digital media

University of California, Los Angeles
Double Bachelor of Arts majors in communications studies and political science. Minor in film, television and digital media.  Worked on Daily Bruin as a music writer 

University of Stirling Stirlingshire, Scotland
Studied abroad, with coursework in digital journalism, print journalism, and US and EU relations