Neil deMause (born November 19, 1965, in Manhattan, New York) is a

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-based freelance journalist who writes for books, magazines, and newspapers on mainly

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's social policy issues. He has been a writer for

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since 2003, contributing occasional articles about stadium building and baseball finance. He is co-author with Joanna Cagan on the 1999 book ''Field of Schemes: How the Great Stadium Swindle Turns Public Money into Private Profit''. His book was re-issued in 2008 and was published by University of Nebraska Press/

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. The book also has its own website.

Career

He is a writer and editor for ''

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'' and contributes to other print and on-line publications as well as for Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting,

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, Slate, Baseball Prospectus, and

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. He previously worked for

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as an op-ed columnist for two years and spent six years as a question writer for the popular board game

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. He is the author of several award-winning works of

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, among them ''

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'' and ''Lost New York''. He has also taken part in politics. DeMause testified before Congress stating the politics and financing of sports stadiums. His testimonies have appeared on a number of TV and radio programs which include

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, Jesse Ventura's radio show, and Democracy Now!. Neil is frequently a guest speaker at the

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Graduate School of Journalism's sports journalism courses. He is the author of numerous works of

, including Lost New York, which was nominated for an

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in 1996.

Awards

His writings and investigations on the city and national welfare policy have earned him with a Project Censored award. Also, his work in this area appeared in the anthology "America's Mayor, America's President?".

References

External links

Personal website
of Neil deMause * Field of Schemes: How the Great Stadium Swindle Turns Public Money into Private Profit () American alternative journalists Interactive fiction writers 1965 births Living people 20th-century American journalists American male journalists {{US-journalist-1960s-stub