Michelle Nichols

Position: Correspondent
I am a general news correspondent in New York with a focus on arts, entertainment and lifestyle news. I have also covered foreign policy and security in New York and spent time working at the United Nations. Prior to this role I spent three years covering general and political news in Australia, South East Asia and the Pacific. Before joining Reuters as an energy correspondent in 2002, I spent two years as a general news reporter for The Scotsman in Edinburgh and began my career as a cadet journalist at The Border Mail in Albury/Wodonga in regional Australia in 1998. ...

Articles

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McCain says Palin to play leadership role as ex-Governor July 04, 11:51pm EDT 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Senator John McCain expressed support for his former presidential running mate, Sarah Palin, on Saturday as Washington speculated about why the Alaska governor abruptly announced her resignation.  Full Article 

Blog Posts

Michael Jackson fans celebrate his life in New York City

Michael Jackson fans danced in the aisles of Harlem's famed Apollo Theater on Tuesday to celebrate his life, cheering and placing tributes on the stage where the "King of Pop" performed as a child. A line ...  Full Article | Comments [2] 

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Geoffrey Rush wants to link Broadway, Australia

Tony Award winner Geoffrey Rush wants to return to Broadway in the next couple of years -- with another production from his native Australia.  "I'm trying to find something because I definitely want to ...  Full Article 

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Miss California keeps her crown -- and her opinions

So Miss California Carrie Prejean gets to keep her crown. While Prejean, 21, hit the headlines last month for her opposition to gay marriage, it was the emergence of topless photos of the beauty queen ...  Full Article | Comments [2]