Lecturer

M.A., University of Minnesota
B.A., University of Notre Dame

Paul O'Connor teaches news reporting. In the past, he has taught editorial and advocacy writing, news writing and legislative reporting.

O’Connor has a wealth of political and government reporting experience with more than 32 years of professional newspaper experience. He began specializing in state government reporting during a three-year stint with The Raleigh (N.C.) Times, 1979-82. He spent 22 years writing a statewide, syndicated column on state politics for the Capitol Press Association and was an editorial writer for the Winston-Salem (N.C.) Journal for 12 years where he remains a member of the editorial board. He is an active freelancer.

O’Connor taught writing and editing at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, Pembroke, N.C., and a special writing course in the master's program for public administration at N.C. State University in Raleigh, N.C.