Michael S. Schmidt (journalist)
Encyclopedia
Michael S. Schmidt is a foreign correspondent for The New York Times in Baghdad
, Iraq
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in 2005 with an AB in International Affairs
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In 2004, he worked at the The Boston Globe
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Schmidt began working for The Times as a news clerk in 2005. In Dec. 2007, he was made a staff reporter, covering performance-enhancing drugs and legal issues in sports.
Baghdad
Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040...
, Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
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Life
Schmidt graduated from Lafayette CollegeLafayette College
Lafayette College is a private coeducational liberal arts and engineering college located in Easton, Pennsylvania, USA. The school, founded in 1826 by James Madison Porter,son of General Andrew Porter of Norristown and citizens of Easton, first began holding classes in 1832...
in 2005 with an AB in International Affairs
International affairs
International affairs may refer to:* Diplomacy* International relations* International Affairs Association* International Affairs , a peer-reviewed academic journal first published in 1924...
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In 2004, he worked at the The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe is an American daily newspaper based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Boston Globe has been owned by The New York Times Company since 1993...
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Schmidt began working for The Times as a news clerk in 2005. In Dec. 2007, he was made a staff reporter, covering performance-enhancing drugs and legal issues in sports.