Newton Emerson (born 1969) is a political commentator from Portadown in Northern Ireland, and now lives in Belfast. He described himself as a ' liberal unionist' in 2001. [1] He contributes to both the Sunday Times, and The Irish News as well as The Irish Times. [2]
He first came to prominence as writer of the " Portadown News" website, similar to American publication, " The Onion", poking fun at both sides of the political divide.
Emerson was forced to leave his job at a computer company, [1] but maintained the website until 2005. [3] In 2008, he presented the documentary, Lost City of Craigavon, which was broadcast on the BBC. [4]
References
- ^ a b Henry McDonald (30 December 2001). "Outed net satirist is forced to quit job". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 January 2008.
- ^ "Newton Emerson: Brexit is no worse than a united Ireland". irishtimes.com. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ Jonathan Duffy (29 August 2005). "That's all jokes". BBC News. Retrieved 15 January 2008.
- ^ "BBC One - Lost City of Craigavon". BBC. 3 December 2007. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
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Newton Emerson (born 1969) is a political commentator from Portadown in Northern Ireland, and now lives in Belfast. He described himself as a ' liberal unionist' in 2001. [1] He contributes to both the Sunday Times, and The Irish News as well as The Irish Times. [2]
He first came to prominence as writer of the " Portadown News" website, similar to American publication, " The Onion", poking fun at both sides of the political divide.
Emerson was forced to leave his job at a computer company, [1] but maintained the website until 2005. [3] In 2008, he presented the documentary, Lost City of Craigavon, which was broadcast on the BBC. [4]
References
- ^ a b Henry McDonald (30 December 2001). "Outed net satirist is forced to quit job". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 January 2008.
- ^ "Newton Emerson: Brexit is no worse than a united Ireland". irishtimes.com. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ Jonathan Duffy (29 August 2005). "That's all jokes". BBC News. Retrieved 15 January 2008.
- ^ "BBC One - Lost City of Craigavon". BBC. 3 December 2007. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
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