Neil Michael
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As seen in:
Irish Examiner,
MSN Ireland,
Daily Mail,
The Washington Post,
Substack,
Flipboard,
The Irish Times,
EIN News,
Breaking News,
Extra.ie,
Echo Live
and
Covers:
Breaking news, inquests, investigations, with special interest in the Fishing industry, autism, the Defence Forces and avoidable hospital baby deaths.
Doesn't Cover:
Sport.
journalist, photographer, Social Justice Media Award winner. Former news editor, Washington Post stringer, BBC pundit and civil servant.
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Neil Michael’s Biography
Read Full Bio →I work as a staff reporter with a national newspaper in Ireland. Before I started work for them in 2019, I worked for a variety of titles here and in the UK, including the Irish Mail on Sunday/Daily Mail, the News of the World, The Sun, and The Daily Express. While at the Daily Express, I was involved in media campaigns for Fair Trials Abroad. Before starting journalism, I worked as a civil servant in London, a car washer, an electrical goods salesman and a barman/cellarman. I also worked as a …
Neil Michael’s Journalist Portfolio
Interview
See all 18 answers →What was your first job as a journalist?
Local newspaper reporter, covering agricultural shows, town council meetings and Magistrate's Courts.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
This is what I used to write my stories on when I was getting unpaid work experience on the Richmond and Twickenham Times, many years ago.
How is social media changing news?
It isn't "changing" news.