Biography
I've been a journalist for almost 30 years now. I've been a columnist for 20 of those years and a blogger for five.
I was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University in 1992, and I've helped to build three different media websites from the ground up.
I've also made TV documentaries and worked in radio for several years. I've been fortunate to win several awards for my writing in both Canada and the US. In 2004 I won an award for online column writing from the US National Society of Newspaper Columnists.
I moved to the US in 1994 when I married an American. I became an American citizen in 2000. Why? Because I couldn't live somewhere an not vote.
To be honest, I considered it more like joining a club than anything really important. I kept my Canadian citizenship as well, so I could leave whenever I wanted.
But 9/11 changed my life. Since that moment a lot of my time has been spent figuring out what it means to be an American in the 21 century. Sometimes I think not being born in America allows me to take a step back and see things that others might miss. Sometimes it doesn't help at all.
Interests
the internet, politics, online media, star wars, the boston red sox, coaching soccer, bill forsyth films, michael connolly novels, tommy douglas, the lord of the rings film trilogy, robertson davies books, anything fried, defending the us constitution, figuring out what it means to be an american after growing up canadian.
