Michael O’Connell is a field editor with Patch in Northern Virginia. He was also the host and producer of the weekly It's All Journalism podcast and produced the Better News podcast for the American Press Institute.
Previously, Michael was a digital editor at Local News Now, a senior digital editor at Federal News Network, a producer of the National Governors Association's Meet the Threat podcast, and managing editor at The Connection Newspapers. For three years, Michael taught podcasting in the American University School of Communication’s Masters in Digital Storytelling program.
Besides speaking about podcasting at various journalism conferences, Michael is also the author of the textbook, Turn Up the Volume — A Down and Dirty Guide to Podcasting.
In June 2018, Michael traveled to Tajikistan on behalf of the U.S. State Department to teach young journalists how to podcast. Through that program, he also had the opportunity to speak to journalists remotely in Albania, Egypt, Indonesia and Malaysia.
A 28-year-old father faces murder charges after his daughter, 3 months, died from blunt force trauma in Fairfax County, authorities say.
A Stafford man faces charges after license-reading technology and community tips linked him to sexual assaults on two trails, police said.
Federal officials are investigating Fairfax schools' response to sexual assaults tied to a student facing 13 counts of assault and battery.
A man previously deported three times was arrested at Dulles Airport; he now faces up to 20 years for illegal reentry after a felony.
Sally Ferguson of Dulles won a $150,000 jackpot on March 19 while playing The Lamp on the Virginia Lottery app.
A Christmas gift ticket bought in Alexandria sat in a lock box before its Arlington owner discovered it was worth $1 million.
Virginia appeals court voids Prince William data center rezonings, ruling the board violated strict public notice and advertising laws.
Ward 4 Precinct 2 voters who usually vote at the VFW will cast ballots at the Fredericksburg library.
The annual Earth Day cleanup in Tysons Forest will take place April 12, with supplies provided on-site.
A Fredericksburg woman was charged with assault after she spat on a Stafford sheriff's deputy on Friday night, authorities say.
Fairfax County police arrested a suspect in connection to Friday's non-fatal stabbing in Reston, authorities say.
Fairfax County police are looking for a man they say robbed a Great Falls bank on Monday afternoon.
A man who was arrested in Fairfax County last month on a felony drug charge was indicted for being in the U.S. illegally, court records say.
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A fight over a cellphone inside a YMCA sauna results in an assault and battery charge for a Fredericksburg man, authorities say.
Play pickleball in Tysons starting Wednesday. Four pro courts, online bookings, and free parking available near McLean Metro.
Thompson Restaurants sees revenue growth across its Milk & Honey, Makers Union, Wiseguy Pizza, Matchbox and Austin Grill brands.
Arlington County Police are seeking three teenage boys who attacked another teenager in Columbia Heights on Saturday, authorities say.
The defense technology company plans a secure innovation lab above its Fairfax County office for government customers.
Fairfax County Fire and Rescue responded Sunday afternoon to multiple reports of a fire at a single-family home in Clifton.
