Alex Beam

Alex Beam

Alex Beam (born 1954 Staff report (July 2000). [http://www.stanfordalumni.org/news/magazine/2000/julaug/upfront/whos_who.html Who's Who.] "Stanford Magazine"] ) is an American writer and journalist, currently a columnist for "The Boston Globe".

Beam grew up in Washington, D.C., [http://www.identitytheory.com/people/birnbaum38.html Birnbaum, Robert. "Interview: Alex Beam."] "Identitytheory.com". URL accessed March 12 2007.] as his father Jacob D. Beam was a diplomat. Beam attended Phillips Exeter AcademyBoston Globe Article (September 6, 2008). [http://www.boston.com/news/education/k_12/articles/2008/09/06/school_wasnt_prepped_for_this_scandal/?p1=Well_MostPop_Emailed4 School Wasn't Prepped for this Scandal.] "Boston Globe"] , and graduated from Yale University Cohn, Bob (September 1997). [http://www.stanfordalumni.org/news/magazine/1997/sepoct/departments/firstimpress.html Digging into the Past.] "Stanford Magazine"] in 1975. Staff report (February 2002). [http://www.yalealumnimagazine.com/issues/02_02/in_print.html In Print.] "Yale Alumni Magazine"]

Beam worked at "Newsweek" and "BusinessWeek", [http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/nash/sfeature/sf_forum_participants.html PBS American Experience Forum Participants] . "PBS". URL accessed March 12 2007.] where his tenure included Boston and Moscow bureau chief, before joining the "Boston Globe". His twice-weekly column for the "Globe" has appeared since 1987. He was a John Knight Journalism Fellow at Stanford University in 1996-1997.

In addition to his journalistic work, Beam is the author of two novels set in Russia, "Fellow Travelers" (1987) and "The Americans Are Coming!" (1991), both published by St. Martin's Press. He has also published a work of non-fiction, exploring the history of McLean Hospital. The book, titled "Gracefully Insane: Life and Death Inside America's Premier Mental Hospital", was published in January 2002.

His son Christopher Beam is currently a political blogger for "Slate".

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External links

* [http://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/beam/ Alex Beam columns] via "Boston Globe"


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