Chris Beam
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Christopher Beam is an American journalist and a reporter for Slate
. He currently writes the online magazine's "Crime" column. In his prior capacity as a political writer he was a frequent Air America guest (the radio station dubbed his frequent appearances "Beam Me Up") and has appeared on the Colbert Report.
Beam graduated from The Roxbury Latin School in 2002, and is a 2006 graduate of Columbia University
, where he worked on the Columbia Daily Spectator
and The Blue and White
. With fellow journalist and Columbia grad Nick Summers, Beam cofounded the popular Ivy League
gossip blog IvyGate
.
He is the son of Boston Globe columnist Alex Beam
.
Slate (magazine)
Slate is a US-based English language online current affairs and culture magazine created in 1996 by former New Republic editor Michael Kinsley, initially under the ownership of Microsoft as part of MSN. On 21 December 2004 it was purchased by the Washington Post Company...
. He currently writes the online magazine's "Crime" column. In his prior capacity as a political writer he was a frequent Air America guest (the radio station dubbed his frequent appearances "Beam Me Up") and has appeared on the Colbert Report.
Beam graduated from The Roxbury Latin School in 2002, and is a 2006 graduate of Columbia University
Columbia College of Columbia University
Columbia College is the oldest undergraduate college at Columbia University, situated on the university's main campus in Morningside Heights in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. It was founded in 1754 by the Church of England as King's College, receiving a Royal Charter from King George II...
, where he worked on the Columbia Daily Spectator
Columbia Daily Spectator
Columbia Daily Spectator is the daily student newspaper of Columbia University. It is published at 112th and Broadway in New York, New York. Founded in 1877, it is the oldest continuously operating college news daily in the nation after The Harvard Crimson, and has been legally independent of the...
and The Blue and White
The Blue and White
The Blue and White is a magazine written by undergraduates at Columbia University, New York City. Founded in 1890, the magazine has dedicated itself throughout its existence to providing students an outlet for intellectual and political discussion, literary publication, and general parody.-...
. With fellow journalist and Columbia grad Nick Summers, Beam cofounded the popular Ivy League
Ivy League
The Ivy League is an athletic conference comprising eight private institutions of higher education in the Northeastern United States. The conference name is also commonly used to refer to those eight schools as a group...
gossip blog IvyGate
IvyGate
IvyGate is a blog and online news source covering news and gossip at Ivy League universities. The site is written and edited by students and recent graduates.- History :IvyGate was founded in 2006 by Columbia University alumni Chris Beam and Nick Summers...
.
He is the son of Boston Globe columnist Alex Beam
Alex Beam
Alex Beam is an American writer and journalist, who is currently a columnist for The Boston Globe.-Biography:Beam grew up in Washington, D.C., as his father Jacob D. Beam was a diplomat. Beam attended Phillips Exeter Academy, where he was Foreign Correspondent for the twice-weekly school...
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External links
- Beam's Trailhead blog
- Video (with audio-only available) of Beam in a conversation on Bloggingheads.tvBloggingheads.tvBloggingheads.tv is a political, world events, philosophy, and science video blog discussion site in which the participants take part in an active back and forth conversation via webcam which is then broadcast online to viewers...