Background
Trained as an architect, received B.Arch. (1968) and M.Arch. (1972) from UBC
Helped form citizen group -- West Broadway Citizens Committee -- in Kitsilano to fight developers and city hall, 1972-80
Worked on many federal, provincial and municipal election campaigns, 1974-88
Worked on Co-op Radio urban show (1975-76) and with two alternative magazines, City Magazine and New Directions, 1972-86
Freelance magazine writing 1975-88
Campaign manager for AREA, working for a ward system for Vancouver, 1978
Sessional instructor, lecturer and senior lecturer School of Communication, 1980-2009
Sessional instructor, Political Science, SFU, 1983-93
Contract research and writing projects for trade unions, 1983-90
Co-director Project Censored Canada at SFU, 1993-96
Co-director NewsWatch Canada, 1996-present
Adjunct professor, School of Communication, 2009 - present
Current research interests: corporate propaganda, news media analysis, conservative think tanks