Will Leitch (Northern Irish journalist)

Leitch speaking in Belfast in 2015

Will Leitch is a Northern Irish journalist who has worked for the BBC since 1990.^[1][2][3] His work for the BBC has included covering those killed during the Troubles and the Irish Catholic child abuse scandal, as well as other more general news coverage.^[4][5][6]

He delivered a response on behalf of the BBC to Jenny Taylor's Catherwood Lecture in 2015, which criticised the BBC's religion coverage.^[7][8][9]

Leitch studied at Queen's University Belfast.^[2]

References

1. Clarke, Liam. "Labour's Jeremy Corbyn vows to bring abortion and same-sex marriage to Northern Ireland as victims blast refusal to condemn IRA terror". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
2. Leitch, Will. "LinkedIn page". Retrieved 15 March 2016.
3. Leitch, Will. "Uncovering Omagh's little known RAF airfield". BBC News Online. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
4. O'Regan, Brendan. "The 'craic' is not always endearing". The Irish Catholic. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
5. Leitch, Will. "The Disappeared: Human remains found in search for Brendan Megraw". BBC News Online. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
6. Leitch, Will. "Harry Thornton inquest: Ex-soldier defends witness account of shooting". BBC News Online. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
7. "2015 Catherwood Lecture - Jenny Taylor". Agape Centre. Belfast South Methodist Church. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
8. "Response to Catherwood Lecture by Will Leitch" (PDF). Lapido Media. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
9. "Taylor gives Catherwood Lecture and says 'Abandon divisive identity politics'". Lapido Media. Retrieved 15 March 2016.

External links

• Twitter page
• LinkedIn page