David Beers
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David Beers is a Canadian
journalist. He was born in 1957 and grew up in San Jose, California
, where his father worked for Lockheed
as a satellite test engineer. He attended Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, California. He was the former editor of Mother Jones Magazine. He is a faculty member in the School of Journalism at the University of British Columbia
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Magazine and Harper's. In 1994, "We’re No Angels" was a finalist for the Canadian National Magazine Award.
In 2002, after being fired from the Vancouver Sun over a controversial editorial about freedom of speech in a post-9/11 milieu, Beers started an online publication in Vancouver, British Columbia called The Tyee
. Funded in large part by non-profit groups, the British Columbia Federation of Labour
and an advertising agency called Quest Advertising, the Tyee' s goal is to publish news and opinion not adequately covered by the mainstream news media.
His book, Blue Sky Dream
: A Memoir of America's Fall from Grace, is based on his essay, "The Crash of Blue Sky California", which won the American National Magazine Awards when it appeared in Harper's.
Beers lives in Vancouver with his wife Deirdre Kelly, and their two children.
David Beers is a Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
journalist. He was born in 1957 and grew up in San Jose, California
San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
, where his father worked for Lockheed
Lockheed Corporation
The Lockheed Corporation was an American aerospace company. Lockheed was founded in 1912 and later merged with Martin Marietta to form Lockheed Martin in 1995.-Origins:...
as a satellite test engineer. He attended Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, California. He was the former editor of Mother Jones Magazine. He is a faculty member in the School of Journalism at the University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia is a public research university. UBC’s two main campuses are situated in Vancouver and in Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley...
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Life
Over the past two decades, Beers’ work has been published in magazines including the Los Angeles TimesLos Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
Magazine and Harper's. In 1994, "We’re No Angels" was a finalist for the Canadian National Magazine Award.
In 2002, after being fired from the Vancouver Sun over a controversial editorial about freedom of speech in a post-9/11 milieu, Beers started an online publication in Vancouver, British Columbia called The Tyee
The Tyee
The Tyee is an independent Canadian online web magazine, which focuses on coverage of news and media issues in British Columbia.The Tyee was launched in November 2003 by David Beers, a journalist who had previously been associated with the Vancouver Sun...
. Funded in large part by non-profit groups, the British Columbia Federation of Labour
British Columbia Federation of Labour
British Columbia Federation of Labour is the voice of the Labour movement in British Columbia, Canada.Founded in 1910 and now having over 470,000 individual members and 1100 locals or union sections, the BC Federation of Labour is the provincial Canadian Labour Congress affiliate and the umbrella...
and an advertising agency called Quest Advertising, the Tyee
His book, Blue Sky Dream
Blue Sky Dream
Blue Sky Dream: A Memoir of America's Fall from Grace is a 1997 memoir by David Beers. In addition to chronicling growing up in a family involved in the California aerospace industry of the 1960s, it also explores similarities and differences between the military-industrial command economies of...
: A Memoir of America's Fall from Grace, is based on his essay, "The Crash of Blue Sky California", which won the American National Magazine Awards when it appeared in Harper's.
Beers lives in Vancouver with his wife Deirdre Kelly, and their two children.
Works
- "The Public Sphere and Online, Independent Journalism", CSSE
- "It's all good: The appeal of Deepak Chopra", Salon, May 10, 2001
- Blue Sky DreamBlue Sky DreamBlue Sky Dream: A Memoir of America's Fall from Grace is a 1997 memoir by David Beers. In addition to chronicling growing up in a family involved in the California aerospace industry of the 1960s, it also explores similarities and differences between the military-industrial command economies of...
: A Memoir of America's Fall from Grace, 1996, ISBN 015600531X