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Colin Clark
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Indo-Pacific Bureau Chief and Founding Editor, Breaking Defense
Sydney, Washington, D.C., United States
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Biography
I'm the only person to create two successful all-online defense news websites, Breaking Defense (formerly AOL Defense) and DoDBuzz. Breaking Defense is the digital magazine on the strategy, politics and technology of defense. We offer analysis, perspective and insight on the single largest part of the US federal government, NATO, US partners and allies and the threats they face. Experience Jul 2021 – Present Founding Editor Breaking Defense Washington, D.C. I handed off the editor job in July to the very capable Aaron Mehta in preparation for my move to Sydney, Australia in December. 'Til then I cover all things Indo-Pacific and anything else that comes along. In Australia, I will cover the Indo-Pacific for Breaking Defense. Breaking Defense March 2011 – Present 10 yrs 8 mos Editor Washington D.C. Supervised deputy editor, four reporters and six regular freelancers. Report, write and edit stories about the strategy, policy and politics that decide the weapons America and its allies buy. Created and supervise the site's editorial voice and developed and organized site content. Military.com editor of DoDBuzz, Pentagon correspondent for Military.com May 2008 – Mar 2011 I created DoDBuzz, set its editorial direction, edited op-eds and comments and wrote most of our news and analysis, as well as writing for our mothership, Military.com SpaceNews, an Imaginova company reporter Company Name SpaceNews, an Imaginova company Dates EmployedJan 2008 – Apr 2008 Employment Duration4 mos Intelligence, Congress, and regulatory affairs Imaginova Washington Aerospace Briefing 2004 – 2008 Founding editor Defense News Editor Oct. 1998 – Feb 2002 Springfield, Va. Began as acquisition policy, arms trade and South Africa reporter. Added senior DoD leadership to my portfolio after a year. Became editor in early 2001. Defense Week Sept 1996 – Oct 1998 Washington D.C. I covered the US Army and the Pentagon's first Quadrennial Defense Review under editor Tony Capaccio. Accredited Correspondent for Voice of America, Australian Broadcasting Corp. Christian Science Monitor Nov 1985 – Jan 1988 Nairobi, Kenya I was accredited correspondent for Voice of America for the three years I lived in Nairobi. During that time I also was accredited to Australian Broadcasting Corporation, South Africa's Argus papers and the Christian Science Monitor. Covered the great famine in Sudan and Ethiopia, civil wars in Sudan, Uganda and Somalia and the growing repression of President Daniel arap Moi's government in Kenya. Expelled from Kenya for my human rights reporting. Contributed to Time magazine, New York Times, BBC, Voice of America June 1984 – Nov 1985 Khartoum, Sudan I regularly filed for the New York Times, Time magazine and the Voice of America while employed as a teacher at University of Khartoum. The Washington Monthly intern Jan 1978 – Jun 1978 I read unsolicited manuscripts, letters to the editor and helped build the magazine each month. Chicago Tribune Media Group apprentice pressman Dates Employed June 1975 – Aug 1975 I cleaned the old Goss presses at the Chicago Tribune my first summer out of high school. The award-winning color press guys always impressed me, reminding me of the old printers guilds.
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