Michael Deacon (journalist)

For other people with the same name, see Michael Deacon (disambiguation). For the fictional journalist, see The Echo (novel).

Michael Deacon (born 1980)^[1] is a British right wing political journalist, best known for writing parliamentary sketches for The Daily Telegraph.^[2]

After graduating from Sheffield University (BA), Deacon worked for Zoo Weekly before joining The Daily Telegraph as a culture writer. He became its parliamentary sketch writer in 2011, replacing Andrew Gimson, who unsuccessfully sued for age discrimination.^[3][4][5] The role later devolved upon Madeline Grant and Tim Stanley, with Deacon being promoted to columnist and assistant editor.^[6] As television critic, Deacon was shortlisted for the 2014 British Press Awards Broadcast Columnist of the Year^[7] and Critic of the Year.^[8]

Deacon lives with his family in Windmill Hill, Kent.^[9]

References

1. Michael Deacon, "One in four men is obese – and it looks like I'm the one", Daily Telegraph, 28 December 2010, accessed 29 March 2015
2. "Michael Deacon". Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 1 May 2010.
3. Osley, Richard (26 July 2012). "Daily Telegraph journalist, Andrew Gimson, loses 'age bias' battle". Camden New Journal.
4. Chakelian, Anoosh (8 May 2013). "Sick and satired of politicians?". Total Politics. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
5. "Daily Telegraph editor 'tried to force sketchwriter into inferior role'". the Guardian. 19 June 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
6. "Madeline Grant". The Telegraph. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
7. Baird, Dugald (9 February 2015). "Press Awards: Times and Daily Mail lead nominations". The Guardian.
8. "Critic of the Year: Shortlist for 2014". The Press Awards. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
9. "Opinion". Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 6 September 2009.