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.
An Arlington woman filed criminal complaints against three women she said assaulted her following an argument and a fight on Monday.
Police are searching for a man who grabbed a woman in a sexual battery case Sunday in the stairwell of a Pentagon City parking garage.
We all scream for ice cream: Ben & Jerry's is offering free cones for one day only to show appreciation for customers.
We all scream for ice cream: Ben & Jerry's is offering free cones for one day only to show appreciation for customers.
The parents of the student who brought a loaded gun to his Fredericksburg school on Monday face child endangerment charges, authorities say.
Arlington County Police say the 67-year-old woman reported missing early Tuesday morning has been located.
Capitol One Hall's new season of Broadway in Tysons will feature favorites like "The Addams Family" and "Tina–The Tina Turner Musical."
The 2024 Carolina League champions return to Fredericksburg on Tuesday night for the first home game of the 2025 season.
TSA officers stopped a Sterling man from bringing a loaded handgun onto a flight leaving Washington Dulles International Airport on Sunday.
Arlington County Police are looking for a man who they say fired a shot on Columbia Pike in the Penrose area late Saturday night.
Fairfax residents joined Hands Off! protests to oppose the Trump administration's policies on Social Security, Medicare and tariffs.
Customs officers deported a 33-year-old Kenyan woman who they said tried to use her sister's documents to enter the U.S. in February.
A Leesburg man told customs officers that he was unaware that his carry-on bag contained a loaded handgun, according to TSA.
A McLean man arrested for robbery in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday was linked to a similar crime in July 2024, according to police.
A suspect who knocked another man to the ground during an argument faces a possible sentence of up to 20 years in prison, authorities say.
Virginia business news includes new flights out of Dulles, a hiring fair for feds, changes after a mall fight and Texas-sized donuts ahead.
More than 25 veterans are riding adaptive bicycles this week throughout the DMV as part of the Wounded Warrior Project Soldier Ride D.C.
Two former employees of a Reston-based defense contractor filed a False Claim Act lawsuit and will receive a percentage of the settlement.
Divers from the Spotsylvania Sheriff's Office recently recovered the bodies of a father and his 6-year-old son from the Rappahannock River.
President Donald Trump this week announced sweeping new tariffs. Here's how the action could affect Virginians.
