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Lyra McKee

Northern Irish journalist (1990-2019) · United Kingdom · On the map · Journalists · Died at 29

Lyra Catherine McKee was a journalist from Northern Ireland who wrote for several publications about the consequences of the Troubles. She also served as an editor for Mediagazer, a news aggregator website. On 18 April 2019, McKee was fatally shot while observing rioting in the Creggan area of Derry.

Lyra McKee is read about 141 times a day, in 21 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 10 November 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 400 days, one point a day.

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Awards

Attitude Pride Award2019
Forbes 30 Under 302016

About this person

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Journalists
Type
Journalist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1990 to 2019 · aged 29

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