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Neil deMause

Neil deMause

American journalist

Neil deMause (born November 19, 1965, in Manhattan, New York) is a Brooklyn-based freelance journalist who writes for books, magazines, and newspapers on mainly New York City's social policy issues.[1][2][3] He has been a writer for Baseball Prospectus since 2003, contributing occasional articles about stadium building and baseball finance. He is co-author with Joanna Cagan on the 1999 book Field of Schemes: How the Great Stadium Swindle Turns Public Money into Private Profit.[4][5][6] His book was re-issued in 2008 and was published by University of Nebraska Press/ Bison Books. The book also has its own website.

Career

He is a writer and editor for The Village Voice and contributes to other print and on-line publications as well as for Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, Extra!, Slate, Baseball Prospectus, and CNNMoney.com.[7][2][1] He previously worked for Metro New York as an op-ed columnist for two years and spent six years as a question writer for the popular board game Trivial Pursuit.[2] He is the author of several award-winning works of interactive fiction, among them Frenetic Five and Lost New York.[8]

He has also taken part in politics. DeMause testified before Congress stating the politics and financing of sports stadiums. His testimonies have appeared on a number of TV and radio programs which include ESPN, Jesse Ventura's radio show, and Democracy Now!. Neil is frequently a guest speaker at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism's sports journalism courses.[2]

He is the author of numerous works of interactive fiction, including Lost New York, which was nominated for an XYZZY Award in 1996.[9]

Awards

His writings and investigations on the city and national welfare policy have earned him with a Project Censored award. Also, his work in this area appeared in the anthology "America's Mayor, America's President?".[1]

References

  1. [1]
    "Neil deMause". City Limits. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  2. [2]
    "Neil deMause - About Neil". demause. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  3. [3]
    Tracy (22 May 2010). "Stealth IRS changes mean millions of new tax forms". Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  4. [4]
    "Stadium Land Rush (washingtonpost.com)". www.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  5. [5]
    "Penguins balk at 1-year extension on arena lease". www.post-gazette.com. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  6. [6]
    "Neil DeMause". The Nation. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  7. [7]
    "FAIR". FAIR. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  8. [8]
    "Neil deMause". Interactive Fiction DataBase (IFDB). Retrieved 2017-08-15.
  9. [9]
    "Lost New York - Details". ifdb.tads.org. Retrieved 2019-05-23.


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