Mike Barnicle

Mike Barnicle is an award-winning print and broadcast journalist, and social and political commentator. He is a regular contributor on MSNBC's popular Morning Joe program, and often comments on television and in print about the news of the day. Mike Barnicle has written more than 4,000 newspaper columns, and continues to write for The Daily Beast, TIME, The Huffington Post, Politico, Esquire, and others.

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Dec 15, 2015

Mike Barnicle on examining visa seekers’ social media activity

“It’s beyond mystifying that they don’t already [screen social media],” says Morning Joe’s Mike Barnicle of a recent call by legislators, in the wake of the San Bernardino terror attack, to require the U.S. government to examine visa seekers’ social media activity. Listen to Mike’s comments here and watch the discussion on the government’s failings in collecting readily available data and staying up-to-date with information technology. Only on MSNBC.

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Mike Barnicle is a veteran print and broadcast journalist recognized for his street-smart, straightforward style honed over nearly four decades in the field. The Massachusetts native has written 4,000-plus columns collectively for The Boston Globe, Boston Herald and the New York Daily News, and continues to champion the struggles and triumphs of the every man by giving voice to the essential stories of today on television, radio, and in print.

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