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.
As one Northern Virginia locality plans to welcome ChatGPT into its classrooms, another community gets a new Texas-sized donut shop.
A man arrested on Sunset Hills Road Wednesday night was charged with carnal knowledge of a 13-14-year-old child, authorities say.
Democrat Rachna Sizemore Heizer is one of three candidates running in the Dec. 9 special election to be the next Braddock supervisor.
An award-winning student arrested on 29 child pornography charges has been barred from George Mason University's campus, a spokesman said.
A driver who struck and injured a Virginia state trooper with her SUV on I-66 is facing a reckless driving charge, according to authorities.
During a recent visit, a Rappahannock Area Health District inspector reported finding 10 violations at one Fredericksburg pizzeria.
Fairfax County police linked a 27-year-old man to a series of recent incidents along the W&OD Trail in Reston, authorities say.
Republican Ken Balbuena is one of three candidates running in the Dec. 9 special election to be the next Braddock supervisor.
Fairfax County police believe that the fatal stabbing of an 80-year-old Herndon woman on Tuesday was not a random act, according to reports.
A man who argued over parking in the Virginia Square area on Wednesday was arrested Thursday on a weapons charge, according to police.
City of Fairfax Police arrested a city resident on 29 possession of child pornography charges, according to reports.
Mary Washington Hospital, Inc. sold its property at 2300 Fall Hill Ave. in Fredericksburg for $4 million.
Northwest Federal Credit Union Foundation and Thompson Restaurants are partnering to deliver holiday meals to feed families in need.
Northwest Federal Credit Union Foundation and Thompson Restaurants are partnering to deliver holiday meals to feed families in need.
Supervisor Walter Alcorn (D-Hunter Mill) is partnering with Heritage Fellowship Church in Reston to sponsor a children's winter coat drive.
Virginia motorists will soon be able to travel along the new 495 Express Lanes Extension and connecting ramps, according to VDOT.
Arlington County police arrested a Maryland man on weapons charges, during a traffic stop Tuesday in Pentagon City, reports say.
Virginia State Police reported that the missing 80-year-old woman from Spotsylvania has been located.
A 31-year-old man who police say maliciously fired a gun into a crowd is facing an attempted second-degree murder charge.
Fairfax City Council hired Daniel C. Alexander as the full-time city manager, filling a position that has been vacant since last December.
