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.
Arlington voters will cast ballots Tuesday to determine the winners in school board and Arlington County Board races, along with governor.
Fairfax City voters will cast ballots Tuesday to determine the winners in three statewide races and the District 11 House of Delegates race.
McLean voters will cast ballots Tuesday to choose the governor and two other statewide races, plus the District 6 House of Delegates race.
Reston voters will cast ballots Tuesday to determine the next governor, attorney general and the District 7 House of Delegates race.
Fairfax County fire and rescue personnel extinguished a fire late Friday afternoon at an apartment complex in McLean.
A 46-year-old Reston man was killed when his 2026 BMW X7 left the road and crashed into a tree on Soapstone Drive on Thursday.
Fairfax County police provided additional details about the 17-year-old who escaped custody Thursday in Fairfax City.
A man wearing a mask who police say assaulted and stole a woman's phone Thursday in Green Valley faces felony charges
Construction bids for the George Snyder Trail project came in $4.6 million over Fairfax City's cost estimate, according to the city manager.
Fairfax County police are trying to locate two men they say stole credit cards and other items from break rooms at seven local retailers.
A federal grand jury indicted a Texas man for sexually abusing another passenger aboard a flight to Virginia in 2024, court records say.
Residents can expect little ghouls and goblins wandering the neighborhoods for candy on the night of trick-or-treat.
Residents can expect little ghouls and goblins wandering the neighborhoods for candy on the night of trick-or-treat.
City and county police officers searched Old Town Fairfax for a suspect who had fled custody on Thursday. The teen is again in custody.
Fairfax County police reopened Soapstone Drive to traffic following a temporary closure Thursday afternoon due to a single-vehicle crash.
Arlington County police filed felony charges in connection to a string of robberies by force at a Ballston tobacco shop over the last year.
A Fredericksburg man who sold narcotics to a Stafford resident prior to a fatal overdose was sentenced, according to reports.
Residents can expect little ghouls and goblins wandering the neighborhoods for candy on the night of trick-or-treat.
Residents can expect little ghouls and goblins wandering the neighborhoods for candy on the night of trick-or-treat.
A man who was wanted by Fairfax County police was arrested in connection to a robbery by force in Arlington, according to reports.
