Newton Emerson
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Newton Emerson is a political commentator in Northern Ireland. He describes himself as a 'liberal Unionist'.[1] Despite this, he writes in two Nationalist-leaning newspapers, the Northern Irish edition of the Daily Mirror, and The Irish News.[2] He also contributes to The Irish Times.
He first came to prominence as the editor of The Onion-like website, Portadown News. After being 'outed' by the Andersonstown News, he was forced to leave his job in a computer company,[1] but maintained the website until 2005.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Henry McDonald (2001-12-30), Outed net satirist is forced to quit job, The Guardian, <http://www.guardian.co.uk/Northern_Ireland/Story/0,2763,625836,00.html>. Retrieved on 2008-01-15
- ^ Newton Emerson (2008-01-12), sample of Emerson's Irish News column, Irish News, <http://www.irishnews.com/page.asp?catid=540&subcatid=606&sid=577384>. Retrieved on 2008-01-15
- ^ Jonathan Duffy (2005-08-29), That's all jokes, BBC News, <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4189048.stm>. Retrieved on 2008-01-15
