Donie O'Sullivan is an Irish journalist working for CNN covering the intersection of politics and technology. Working for CNN from New York since 2016, he primarily focuses on the real-world effects of online misinformation and its role in American politics. In the months leading up to the 2020 U.S. Presidential election, he traveled the country reporting on the role conspiracy theories played in voters' attitudes to the election and the country's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. He also reported live from outside the U.S. Capitol during the insurrection on January 6, 2021.
O'Sullivan has been a prominent speaker at numerous national and international conferences, including the Council on Foreign Relations, the Aspen Institute, and several cyber security events, including DEF CON and the RSA Conference.
Additionally, O'Sullivan received a 2020 Emmy Award nomination for "Outstanding Live Interview" as part of the producing team for Facebook's Monika Bickert interview on Anderson Cooper Full Circle.
Before joining CNN, O'Sullivan worked for Storyful, a social media verification news agency, in New York and Dublin, Ireland. He holds a master's degree in political science from Queen's University Belfast in Northern Ireland and dual citizenship in the United States and Ireland.
