Michael Qureshi (born 4 May 1976 in Køge) is a Danish journalist.

Michael Qureshi
Born (1979-05-04) May 4, 1979 (age 45)
EducationJournalist
Years active1999-

In December 2015 he was dismissed and expelled from the Danish newspaper Ekstra Bladet, when it was revealed that Qureshi had used fake sources for several years.[1] Subsequently, well over 500 articles from various media in Denmark withdrawn when the credibility of these could not be corroborated.[2]

It was Michael Qureshi as in the summer of 2015 wrote the first biography of the Norwegian football player Martin Ødegaard. It was published by the Norwegian publisher Publicom.[3]

Bibliography

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  • Martin Ødegaard, Michael Qureshi, Publicom, 2015

References

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  1. ^ "Ekstra Bladet bortviser sportsjournalist" (in Danish). Ekstra Bladet. 4 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  2. ^ Hare, Hans-Henrik Hybholt (10 December 2015). "Medie trækker over 500 Qureshi-artikler tilbage" (in Danish). Ekstra Bladet. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  3. ^ Stokstad, Morten; Overvik, Jostein (3 June 2015). "Ødegaard synes boken om seg selv er merkelig" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. Retrieved 10 December 2015.