Master's student '10, Regional Studies – East Asia, Harvard University
I’m Graham Webster, born in Wisconsin and raised in Colorado in the United States. I'm currently pursuing a master's degree in East Asian regional studies at Harvard University. My background is as a journalist and interdisciplinary student of global affairs, with a focus on Asia. The role of the Internet in politics is also a long-time interest. I completed my undergraduate degree in journalism and international studies at Northwestern University in 2006.
For a year from 2007 to 2008, I lived in Beijing as journalist, blogger, and consultant to the Natural Resources Defense Council. In 2006–2007 I was an editor at the Center for American Progress in Washington, D.C. As an undergraduate, I worked at a variety of media organizations, ranging from a local television news station in Denver, Colorado, to a design and culture magazine in Tokyo, to a magazine about newspapers in New York City. A summary of my résumé is available on this site.
I’ve written or photographed content for many media outlets. Here’s a partial list: The Boston Globe, the San Jose Mercury News, Editor & Publisher, CNET, WorldChanging.com, Art Asia Pacific, Urbane (Beijing), Tokion Japan, BUST, THEME, and Westword (Denver). My comments have appeared in reports by Bloomberg News and McClatchy Newspapers, and I have been a guest on The Michael Koolidge Show on News/Talk 1060 WRHL in suburban Chicago and Feedback on WNUR 89.3 FM Evanston/Chicago.
My name in Chinese is 魏光明. In Japanese I am グレアム・ウェブスター.