Norman Webster
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| Norman Eric Webster | |
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| Born | June 4, 1941 Summerside, Prince Edward Island |
Norman Eric Webster (born June 4, 1941) is a Canadian journalist: a former editor-in-chief of The Globe and Mail and The Gazette.[1]
Born in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, he was educated at Bishop's College School and received his B.A. from Bishop's University. He was a Rhodes Scholar at St John's College, Oxford. He took part in the 1962 Oxford-Cambridge Tour of Poland and Czechoslovakia and was awarded a Full Blue for ice hockey in 1963 and 1964.[citation needed] He went on to a distinguished career as a foreign correspondent, editor and columnist.
In 1995, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ "Norman Webster". The Gazette. http://www.montrealgazette.com/columnists/norman_webster.html. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
- ^ "Norman E. Webster, C.M., M.A., D.C.L.". Order of Canada. http://archive.gg.ca/honours/search-recherche/honours-desc.asp?lang=e&TypeID=orc&id=3546. Retrieved 17 December 2010.