Ethan Casey is an American print and online

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who has written or edited five books. He was founding editor of the online global affairs magazine BlueEar.com (1999–2005) and is founding co-editor of PakCast (2006 –), a weekly podcast about Pakistan's relations with the West. Casey's work has appeared in many periodicals, such as ''

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''. He has reported from diverse locales, including Haiti, Zimbabwe, Nepal, and Pakistan, and has lived in

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and

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for long periods. Casey graduated from the

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in 1987. His first book, which he co-wrote with journalist Michael Betzold, was ''Queen of Diamonds: The Tiger Stadium Story'' (1991, reprinted 1997). The book chronicled the history of Tiger Stadium and the efforts of

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fans to save it. From 1993 to 1998, Casey worked as a journalist in Bangkok, covering stories throughout the region for ''

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'', the ''

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'', and Outlook magazine, among other publications. He later lived for several years in London, where he launched the online periodical and discussion community BlueEar.com. While serving as editor of BlueEar.com, Casey edited or co-edited three books: ''09/11 8:48 am: Documenting America's Greatest Tragedy'' (2001), ''Dispatches From A Wounded World'' (2001), and ''Peace Fire: Fragments from the Israel-Palestine Story'' (2002). During the 2003 –04 academic year, Casey lived in Pakistan and taught at the newly founded School of Media and Communication at

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. He has also given lectures at other institutions including

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, the

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, and the

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. During the 2000s Casey also wrote columns for the English-language Pakistani newspapers '' The News'' and the '' Daily Times''. By 2006, Casey had moved to

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, where he launched the podcast series ''PakCast'' in collaboration with Pakistan-born software entrepreneur Nasir Aziz.PAK CAST :: A weekly audio dialogue between Pakistan and the West - BIO: Nasir Aziz
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Books

* '' Queen of Diamonds: The Tiger Stadium Story'' (1991) With Michael Betzold. Northmont Publishing (2nd ed., 1997) * '' 09/11 8:48 am: Documenting America's Greatest Tragedy'' (2001) BlueEar.com * '' Dispatches From A Wounded World'' (2001) BlueEar.com * '' Peace Fire: Fragments from the Israel-Palestine Story'' (2002) Free Assn Books * '' Alive and Well in Pakistan: A Human Journey in a Dangerous Time'' (2004) Vision

Notes and references

External links

Official website

PakCast

Alive and Well in Pakistan (blog)

Alive and Well in Pakistan - Vanguard Publishing's page
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