Production Editor

Michael J. Bailey

Bailey has been the assistant political editor since January of 2010 and works as a liaison with the Washington bureau and editor on the copy desk. At the Globe since 1995, he previously worked on the business desk and news copy desk.

Latest stories

Organ transplant pioneer Joseph Murray dies at 93

By Michael J. Bailey , Globe Staff

Dr. Murray, the Nobel laureate who conducted the world’s first successful organ transplant, died at the Boston hospital where the pioneering surgery was performed.

Joseph E. Murray, 93, performed first successful organ transplant

By Michael J. Bailey , Globe Staff

Dr. Murray died at the Boston hospital where the pioneering surgery was performed.

Kerry praises Egyptians for presidential election

By Michael J. Bailey , Globe Staff

John Kerry, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, commended Egypt for following through with its first free election since the ouster of Hosni Mubarak.

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Path less traveled reveals the wilds of Escalante

By Michael J. Bailey , Globe Staff

Elemental to epochal, Utah’s Grand Staircase Escalante bares the earth’s story and showcases its wonders like few other places.