Freelance Journalist and Author
Montreal, Canada Area
- Current
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- Associate Editor at PBS MediaShift & Idea Lab
- Columnist at Columbia Journalism Review Online
- Quebec Regional Director, Professional Writers Association of Canada (PWAC) at PWAC
- Editor and Author at Regret the Error (Sole Proprietorship)
- Columnist at Hour
- Freelance Journalist and Author at Self-Employed
- Owner at Ordinary Media
- Past
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- Columnist at The Globe and Mail
- Director of Verification at NewAssignment.net
- Staff Writer at The NewCanadian magazine
- PR Specialist at Radialpoint (formerly Zero-Knowledge Systems)
- Education
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- Concordia University
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Craig Silverman’s Summary
I am a freelance writer in Montreal, Canada. My writing has appeared in publications including The New York Times, International Herald Tribune, The Globe And Mail, Montreal Gazette, Toronto Star, Report On Business, Report On Small Business, Toro, Editor & Publisher, The Coast, In Touch, and the Sunday Herald, among others.
I write weekly columns for Hour, a Montreal weekly, and Columbia Journalism Review online, and am a former columnist and blogger for The Globe And Mail.
I'm also the founder and editor of Regret the Error, an award-winning site that tracks and reports on accuracy and media corrections. My first book, Regret the Error: How Media Mistakes Pollute the Press and Imperil Free Speech was published by Penguin Canada and Union Square Press in fall 2007. It won the Arthur Rowse Award for Press Criticism from the National Press Club. I'm also the co-author of Mafiaboy, which was published in fall 2008 by Penguin.
I'm represented by Don Sedgwick and Shaun Bradley of the Transatlantic Literary Agency. I also serve as the President, Quebec Chapter, of the Professional Writers Association of Canada and am a member of the Board of Directors of the Concordia Journalism Alumni Association.
Craig Silverman’s Experience
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Associate Editor
PBS MediaShift & Idea Lab
(Non-Profit; Writing and Editing industry)
August 2009 — Present (5 months)
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Columnist
Columbia Journalism Review Online
(Publishing industry)
October 2008 — Present (1 year 3 months)
My weekly column is here: http://www.cjr.org/regret_the_error/
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Quebec Regional Director, Professional Writers Association of Canada (PWAC)
PWAC
(Writing and Editing industry)
May 2008 — Present (1 year 8 months)
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Editor and Author
Regret the Error (Sole Proprietorship)
(Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Online Media industry)
October 2004 — Present (5 years 3 months)
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Columnist
Hour
(Privately Held; Newspapers industry)
January 2003 — Present (7 years )
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Freelance Journalist and Author
Self-Employed
(Writing and Editing industry)
2002 — Present (7 years )
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Owner
Ordinary Media
(Public Company; Writing and Editing industry)
February 2001 — Present (8 years 11 months)
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Columnist
The Globe and Mail
(Privately Held; Newspapers industry)
April 2007 — February 2009 (1 year 11 months)
Wrote a weekly column and blog about workplace issues for Canada's national newspaper.
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Director of Verification
NewAssignment.net
(Non-Profit; 501-1000 employees; Writing and Editing industry)
November 2006 — June 2007 (8 months)
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Staff Writer
The NewCanadian magazine
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Publishing industry)
January 2003 — March 2006 (3 years 3 months)
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PR Specialist
Radialpoint (formerly Zero-Knowledge Systems)
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Computer & Network Security industry)
June 1999 — June 2002 (3 years 1 month)
Craig Silverman’s Education
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Concordia University
B.A , Journalism , 1995 — 1999
Winner of the Women's Press Club Scholarship
- Activities and Societies:
- Host -- CRSG Radio
Staff Writer, CUP Editor, Features Editor -- The Link student newspaper
Additional Information
Craig Silverman’s Websites:
Craig Silverman’s Groups:
Professional Writers Association of Canada, Concordia Journalism Alumni Association, Quebec Writers Federation
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Mediaville Montreal
Craig Silverman’s Honors:
Mafiaboy won the Arthur Ellis Award for non-fiction from the Crime Writers of Canada
Won Gold and Silver Medals for magazine writing at the Canadian National Magazine Awards.
Regret The Error Won the Arthur Rowse Award for Press Criticism (book) from the National Press Club in Washington
RegretTheError.com was nominated as the Best Canadian Weblog at the 2007 Weblog Awards.
