Mike Seay

Writer

United States

I am a writer, editor, and marketer with experience in a newsroom and in the nonprofit sector. I graduated from the University of Virginia in 2020 with a B.A. in Political Philosophy, Policy, and Law. I have experience writing about a wide range of topics, including politics, news, culture, philosophy, and religion.

You can view a selection of my clips below. I'm available as a freelance writer and audio editor. You can reach me at [email protected].

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African Wildlife Foundation
05/20/2022
Pledge to stop droughts and build climate resilience in Africa

Africans contribute 4% of global carbon emissions, but climate change is hitting the continent especially hard. 20 million people in East Africa are at risk of hunger. Over a million livestock have died. Threatened wild species are falling to the drought as well.

African Wildlife Foundation
04/01/2022
This teen walked 75 miles so elephants can safely roam

After planning a charity walk to save African elephants, Cole Culver expected a few hundred dollars. He raised thousands. Celebrate this remarkable 16-year-old on World Autism Awareness Day.

African Wildlife Foundation
12/27/2021
How biodiversity conservation supports human well-being

A mountain gorilla, one of just over 1,000 of its kind, chews on a bamboo stalk in a dense afromontane forest as awestruck tourists observe. An elephant uses its massive tusks to dig for water during a drought. Hundreds of buffaloes graze together in a vast savanna.

America Magazine
07/17/2020
Netflix's 'The Midnight Gospel' on the trap of spiritual materialism

When I first decided to watch "The Midnight Gospel," a colorful, adult-oriented sci-fi voyage into the multiverse co-created by Pendleton Ward of "Adventure Time," I strapped myself in for a goofy, bingeable Netflix comedy. My expectations were met, but I was caught off guard by the show's artistic experimentation, nuanced spiritual message and deeply moving season finale.

America Magazine
07/25/2019
The Jesuit college that stepped up when a refugee shelter was overwhelmed

The Buffalo community answered the call when over 100 asylum seekers from Africa arrived at the city's Vive Shelter in mid-June, pushing it past capacity. The group reflects a growing phenomenon at the U.S.-Mexico border: applicants from outside Latin America, particularly from the Middle East and Africa.

America Magazine
07/05/2019
Review: Is HBO's 'Chernobyl' a call to action on climate change?

The first episode of HBO's five-part miniseries "Chernobyl" led me to commit a classic internet mistake: seeking out medical advice from Google. After watching an hour of nuclear technicians and firefighters being invisibly poisoned by radiation, my mind was racing about all the possible sources of radiation I'm exposed to every day.

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African Wildlife Foundation
Deadly Drought: Time is Running Out | African Wildlife Foundation

On recent patrols in Tsavo National Park, located in southeast Kenya, wildlife rangers found the carcasses of 10 baby elephants over two months - all victims of the drought. In the last nine months, 78 elephants in the park have died in total.

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Sign Petition: Tell the U.S. Congress: Biodiversity is for all of us!

Conserving biodiversity is not a luxury - it is a necessity. Human communities count on the social, economic, and ecological benefits of varied species every single day, in ways that are easy to perceive if you know what to look for. In communities around the world, and especially in Africa, development and economic growth are inevitable.