Michael McEwen
Michael is a senior at Florida International University studying politics and international relations. He currently serves as the News director of the student newspaper, where he began his career in journalism.
Much of his work there has focused on the politics of conflict and development in the Americas, including a longform piece detailing the political upheaval in Haiti in 2021 and an exclusive interview with the Deputy Secretary of State, Brian McKeon.
Prior to joining student media, Michael conducted research relating to human and land rights in Nicaragua, where he interviewed several former Sandinista leaders and contra combatants. He has also spent many summers surfing and climbing mountains across the American west and Mexico.
Originally from Boston, Michael has lived in Miami for four years after relocating from southwest Florida. After graduating, he hopes to report on politics from Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Hall of famer Fred Favre testified Tuesday in Congress in a case involving welfare dollars allegedly being used to build a volleyball arena in Mississippi.
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6 white ex-lawmen sentenced to a total of 132 years in federal prison for the 2023 racially-motivated torture of Michael Corey Jenkins and Eddie Parker during a no-warrant house raid. -
The sentencing phase has begun for the six former officers who pleaded guilty to torturing two Black men. Two ex-officers were sentenced Tuesday and the four others will be sentenced this week.
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The body of Dexter Wade, who died after being hit by a police SUV driven by an off-duty officer was exhumed Monday, months after officials failed to notify his family of his death.
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National Democrats think Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves is vulnerable. They're pouring millions to help challenger Brandon Presley — a public service commissioner with a famous last name. -
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves, a Republican, has won reelection. -
A federal court ruling earlier this month would allow as many as 30,000 formerly incarcerated felons to regain their voting rights in Mississippi. The state is looking to overturn that decision.
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Aid was quick to arrive to touristic Fort Myers Beach after Hurricane Ian. But on nearby San Carlos Island, a historic shrimp port that provides much of the seafood served by its neighbors' restaurants, residents feel overlooked. -
In the four years since south Florida's first high-speed rail began service, 68 deaths have occurred along the corridor, making it the deadliest rail corridor per mile in the country. Broward County’s portion of the railway has prompted a federal review – and possible removal – of a quiet zone that could soon target Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties as well. -
Three shootings in southwest Miami-Dade County over the past two weeks have raised concern in several communities. In response, state, local and police officials held a town hall in West Perrine to reach a solution.
