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Michael O'Connell

Michael O'Connell

What were the highs and lows of your election coverage?

Like many of you, I had a long election day, even though I didn’t have to clock in until 12 noon. In fact, I actually started my day two…

5 min readNov 10, 2020

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What were the highs and lows of your election coverage?

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Michael O'Connell

What do eight years mean?

On August 4, 2012, the first episode of It’s All Journalism was released. That was eight years ago — for you journalists who aren’t good…

2 min readAug 5, 2020

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What do eight years mean?

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Michael O'Connell

Data journalism in the age of coronavirus

Simon Rogers, a data journalism expert with the Google News Initiative, joins It’s All Journalism producer Michael O’Connell this week to…

1 min readApr 2, 2020

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Data journalism in the age of coronavirus

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Michael O'Connell

LA Times podcast unravels 15-year-old mystery in Room 20

If you were to be taken, unconscious, into an emergency room, without any identification, how would people identify you? How would that…

1 min readDec 3, 2019

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LA Times podcast unravels 15-year-old mystery in Room 20

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Michael O'Connell

Iconic southern newspaper undergoes digital-first transformation

The News Reporter of Whiteville, North Carolina is one of those iconic southern newspapers. Founded in 1896, the paper has a long history…

2 min readNov 26, 2019

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Iconic southern newspaper undergoes digital-first transformation

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Michael O'Connell

Citizen journalists help CitizenDetroit document public meetings

It’s All Journalism Producer Michael O’Connell is joined by WDET civic reporter Eleanore Catolico and Vassilis Jacobs, senior policy…

1 min readOct 3, 2019

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Eleanore Catolico and Vassilis Jacobs talk about Detroit Documenters

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Michael O'Connell

How I beat deadline anxiety to write a book

Like a lot of people, I struggle with anxiety.

5 min readOct 3, 2019

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How I beat deadline anxiety to write a book

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Michael O'Connell

What does it take to cover hate?

It’s All Journalism producer Michael O’Connell sits down with the Southern Poverty Law Center‘s Michael Edison Hayden to discuss the…

1 min readSep 26, 2019

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What does it take to cover hate?

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Michael O'Connell

What’s changed for women in newsrooms? Less than you think

It’s All Journalism producer Amelia Brust talks to Kristin Grady Gilger and Julia Wallace about their new book, There’s No Crying In…

1 min readSep 19, 2019

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What’s changed for women in newsrooms? Less than you think

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Michael O'Connell

We’re all just journalists

A few months back, a journalist that I respect highly was updating his LinkedIn page. He asked his followers on Facebook how he should…

3 min readSep 19, 2019

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Michael O’Connell is the host of the It’s All Journalism podcast

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Michael O'Connell

Michael O'Connell

Michael O’Connell is a field editor with Patch in Reston, Virginia. He is also the host and producer of the weekly It's All Journalism podcast.

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