Mike landed his first reporting job in 1982, covering the predominantly Latino communities of Southeast Los Angeles for Hearst Community Newspapers, while doubling as a staff writer for the local zoned edition of the Hearst-owned Los Angeles Herald-Examiner.

There, he won writing awards from the California Newspaper Publishers Association and Hearst Newspapers, before moving on to a post as desk editor at the The News-Chronicle, a John P. Scripps daily in Thousand Oaks.

In late-1984, Mike relocated to Mexico and joined the editorial staff of The Mexico City News. He went on to report for the next decade and a half on politics and social issues in Mexico and Central America for The San Diego Union, In These Times and The Chronicle of Higher Education, while free-lancing to The San Francisco Chronicle, the Boston Herald, The Guardian and other publications.

His coverage of Catholicism in Mexico and Central America appeared in National Catholic Reporter and diocesan newspapers worldwide, through the Washington, DC-based Catholic News Service. He later covered finance news in Mexico and the region for Market News International, Infrastructure Finance, Institutional Investor and LatinFinance magazines.

Returning to journalism after a 15-year hiatus, Mike was editor of ProgressiveSpain.com, an online news and information portal focused on social issues and politics in Spain. His most recent bylined work has included articles in The Tablet, ICN and U.S. Catholic magazine.

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