Michael O'Keeffe
Criminal Justice Reporter·Newsday
Melville, United States, North America
- Punk
- Rock
- Accepts pitches
Covers: Punk · Rock · CrimeRecently activeReviewed Aug 2026
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Why reach out to Michael?
Michael O'Keeffe works as a criminal justice reporter at Newsday and is publicly associated with punk, rock and crime, working into United States. Artists and publicists reach out when a release genuinely lands in that lane.
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Punk · Rock
Formats
Breaking News · Regional News · Press Feature
Market
United States · North America
Pitching
Accepts pitches
Playbook
How to approach Michael
- Lead with
- The release story and why it fits Newsday.
- Keep it
- Short. Put the hook in the first two lines.
- Send
- A music link with short, relevant context.
- Avoid
- Generic introductions and oversized attachments.
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What does Michael O'Keeffe cover?
Genres
- Punk
- Rock
Coverage
- Punk
- Rock
- Crime
- Melville
Market
- Melville
- United States
- North America
Signals
- Accepts pitches
- Professional contact available
- Recently active
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About
Who is Michael O'Keeffe?
Michael O'Keeffe is a Melville-based criminal justice reporter associated with Newsday. Their published work centres on Punk, Rock and Crime. Coverage runs through Breaking News and Regional News. The audience sits primarily in United States and North America. Genres in scope include Punk and Rock. Criminal Justice Reporter · Newsday. Michael O'Keeffe works as a criminal justice reporter with Newsday, based in Melville. Michael O'Keeffe is criminal justice reporter at Newsday, based in Melville. Review the verified coverage on this page before deciding whether to pitch. The topics that recur across their output are Punk, Rock, Crime, Melville and Trade, which is what makes them relevant to artists working in those areas. That work appears through Breaking News, Regional News and Press Feature, so material should be prepared in a form those formats can actually use. On the music side, Michael is publicly associated with Punk and Rock. Reach concentrates on United States and North America, which matters when timing a release or a tour announcement. Role: Criminal Justice Reporter. Works at: Newsday. Based in: Melville, United States, North America. Campaign types: Press Feature. Lead with the story, not a generic introduction.Keep the email short and say in the first two lines why the subject fits Michael's breaking news coverage and the United States market. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context. Everything on this page comes from public professional sources and is re-checked when the record changes; no private details are published.
- Role
- Criminal Justice Reporter
- Works at
- Newsday
- Based in
- Melville, United States, North America
- Campaign types
- Press Feature
- Territories
- United States, North America
- Languages
- English
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About Michael O'Keeffe
Michael O'Keeffe works as criminal justice reporter and covers Punk, Rock, Crime and Melville. Pitches that sit clearly inside that coverage are the ones worth sending.
Michael O'Keeffe is based in Melville, United States, North America. Location matters for timing, local angles and which releases are realistically relevant.
A professional contact route for Michael is stored in Virtual Publicist and available to members. Contact details are never published openly on this page.
Lead with the story, not a generic introduction.Keep the email short and say in the first two lines why the subject fits Michael's breaking news coverage and the United States market. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context.
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