Michael Kelly (editor)

This article is about the American journalist. For the Irish journalist, see Michael Kelly (Irish journalist). For other uses, see Michael Kelly (disambiguation).
Michael Kelly
Portrait of Michael Kelly
BornMarch 17, 1957
Washington, D.C., U.S.
DiedApril 4, 2003(2003-04-04) (aged 46)
Baghdad Governorate, Iraq
Cause of deathWar-related vehicular accident
Resting placeMount Auburn Cemetery, Hibiscus Path, Lot no. 10740[1]
42°22′20.7″N 71°8′44.3″W / 42.372417°N 71.145639°W / 42.372417; -71.145639
EducationUniversity of New Hampshire (BA)
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • author
  • columnist
  • editor
Years active1983–2003
Known forReporting during the Gulf War
Notable work
  • Martyrs' Day: Chronicles of a Small War (1993)
  • Things Worth Fighting For: Collected Writings (2004)
Spouse
Madelyn Kelly
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(m. 1991)​
Children2
Awards

Michael Thomas Kelly (March 17, 1957 – April 4, 2003) was an American journalist for The New York Times, a columnist for The Washington Post and The New Yorker, and a magazine editor for The New Republic, National Journal, and The Atlantic. He came to prominence through his reporting on the 1990–1991 Gulf War, and was well known for his political profiles and commentary. He suffered professional embarrassment for his role as senior editor in the Stephen Glass scandal at The New Republic. Kelly was killed in 2003 while covering the invasion of Iraq; he was the first United States journalist to die during the war.[2][3][4]

During a journalism career that spanned 20 years, Kelly received a number of professional awards for his book on the Gulf War and his articles, as well as for his magazine editing. In his honor, the Michael Kelly Award for journalism was established, as well as a scholarship at his alma mater, the University of New Hampshire.

  1. ^ "Map". Mount Auburn Cemetery. Archived from the original on October 17, 2018. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
  2. ^ "US journalist killed in Iraq". BBC News. April 5, 2003. Archived from the original on April 2, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
  3. ^ Carr, David (April 5, 2003). "Michael Kelly, 46, Editor And Columnist, Dies in Iraq". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 14, 2018. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
  4. ^ Porteus, Liza (April 4, 2003). "American Journalist Michael Kelly Killed in Iraq". Fox News Channel. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012. Retrieved November 19, 2012.