Michael Deacon (journalist)

Michael Deacon (born 1980)[1] is a British author and political satirical journalist. Since 2020, a Daily Telegraph columnist, he made his name as its parliamentary sketch writer.[2]

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

After graduating from Sheffield University, Deacon worked for the lads' magazine Zoo Weekly and as a newspaper television reviewer prior to succeeding Andrew Gimson in 2011 as parliamentary sketchwriter for The Daily Telegraph; [3][4] Deacon was previously the Daily Telegraph's television critic and was shortlisted for the 2014 British Press Awards "Broadcast Columnist of the Year"[5] and "Critic of the Year",[6] losing out to Mark Steel and David Sexton[7] respectively.[8]

Deacon lives with his wife and family in Gravesend, 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".
  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. Baird, Dugald (9 February 2015). "Press Awards: Times and Daily Mail lead nominations". The Guardian.
  6. "Critic of the Year: Shortlist for 2014". The Press Awards. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  7. "www.themanbookerprize.com: David Sexton".
  8. "Winners for 2014". The Press Awards. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  9. "Opinion".
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