Michelle Bloom is CoinDesk’s Senior Social Media Editor. She is a D.C.-area visual journalist with a knack for making complex topics digestible and accessible to social audiences. At Politico, Michelle helped recreate the news outlet’s visual storytelling and social media strategy. She also worked as a social media strategist for the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists’ high-profile rollout of the Pandora Papers. A member of the Knight Wallace for Journalists’ 2019 cohort at the University of Michigan and a graduate of Ohio University's Magazine Journalism program, Michelle has received two Awards for Excellence from the Society for News Design. She also volunteers on SND’s social media team and with the Mount Vernon Amateur Radio Club in Alexandria, VA, and enjoys mentoring young journalists. When she’s not scrolling through social feeds, Michelle is otherwise taking long walks with or enjoying the dog park with her two pups. An avid college football fan, you can find Michelle glued to her TV rooting on the Michigan Wolverines or her college team the Ohio Bobcats. Michelle doesn't hold any crypto (yet).