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Portrait of Megan Specia

Megan Specia

My work covers a wide range of topics across the region, with a focus on how policy impacts people and society. I have traveled across the United Kingdom reporting on issues ranging from national identity to health care to immigration to the impact of Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union. I have also reported extensively in Ireland, where I lived for several years, on the major moments shaping that country. I look for local stories with international resonance.

Since early 2022, I have also been a part of our coverage of the war in Ukraine, where I have traveled across the country to tell the story of the conflict. I have covered deadly airstrikes in Kyiv, Ukraine, the devastation in once-occupied cities, the destruction of the country’s infrastructure and the impact of the war on society, with a focus on the most vulnerable.

I have worked at The Times since 2016 covering major stories around the world. Before moving to London in 2019, I covered breaking international news from New York, where I also spent a year working on award-winning storytelling with the video department.

I was born and raised in New Jersey, and graduated with a journalism degree from the University of New Hampshire, before beginning my journalism career in Ireland. I have reported from Europe, Asia, Africa and the U.S. during my years as a journalist. I completed a master’s degree in international affairs at King’s College in London in 2022.

I aim for my stories to be accurate and empathetic and to shine a light on issues, people and places that aren’t always visible. The region I cover is full of diverse communities, and my work tries to reflect that diversity. As a Times journalist I hold myself to the standards outlined in The Times’s Ethical Journalism handbook.

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    TimesVideo

    Young People Demand Change Ahead of Britain’s Election

    Many young people feel disillusioned by politics in the United Kingdom, as the country readies for a pivotal general election after 14 years of Conservative governments. Megan Specia, an international correspondent for The New York Times based in London, spoke with young voters in the northern English cities of Liverpool and Manchester to hear their perspectives on the election.

    By Megan Specia and Nikolay Nikolov

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    36 Hours

    36 Hours in Dublin

    Explore a whiskey renaissance, tour the country’s oldest public library and brave a brisk sea dip in the Irish capital.

    By Megan Specia

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