Thomas L. Friedman

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4. The Brown Daily Herald: One of Friedman Pie Throwers Identified (April 24, 2008)
5. The New York Times: Columnist Biography: Thomas L. Friedman
6. News Hour (PBS): Tom's Journal
7. Google Video: Charlie Rose-An Hour with Thomas L. Friedman (Time: 54:20)

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• USA Today: New York Times columnist Friedman hit by pie at Brown (April 25, 2008)
• US News & World Report: Tom Friedman Gets Pied at Brown (April 23, 2008)
• The Brown Daily Herald: Q&A with Thomas Friedman (April 23, 2008)

Tom Friedman Background and Profiles

• Wikipedia: Thomas Friedman: Early Life and Career
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• The Guardian: "Oliver Burkeman meets US columnist Thomas Friedman" (August 5, 2003)

Syndicated Foreign Affairs Columnist

• The New York Times: Columnist Biography: Thomas L. Friedman
• On Point Radio (WBUR): Columnist Tom Friedman
• US News & World Report: The Journalist as Globalist (October 31, 2005)

Award Winning Author

• Thomas L. Friedman: About the Author | Books by Thomas L. Friedman
• The School Administrator: Tom Friedman on Education in the 'Flat World' (February 2008)
• Yale Global Online: Wake Up and Face the Flat Earth-Thomas L. Friedman (April 18, 2005)

Tom Friedman Blogs and Commentaries

• Its Getting Hot in Here: Thomas Friedman: Neo-liberal war monger (April 25, 2008)
• New York Press: Flathead: The Particular Genius of Thomas L. Friedman (April 23, 2008)
• Gawker: Thomas Friedman Gets Apology About Pie Thing (April 24, 2008)  
• AlterNet: Tom Friedman's Folly: The Lies Behind 'Free Trade' (February 5, 2008)
• Where I Stand: Thomas Friedman

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Tom Friedman Videos

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• YouTube Video: Green is the New Red, White, and Blue (Time: 5:45)
• The New York Times Video: The Power of Green (Time: 6:03)
• YouTube Video: MIT Milestone Celebration Keystone Address (Time: 48:16)
• YouTube Video: Thomas Friedman at the ISB (Time: 2:22)
• YouTube Video: The Other Side of Outsourcing (Discovery Channel) (Time: 44:57)
• Charlie Rose: A conversation with Thomas L. Friedman
• The New York Times: Meet Thomas L. Friedman
• Executive Talks: Executive Conversations (Thomas Friedman, Dr. John Hennessy, Lyuba Wolf]
• YouTube Video: Davos Annual Meeting 2008 - A Unified Earth Theory (Time: 63:55)

Tom Friedman Criticism and Controversy

• New York Press: "The Peculiar Genius of Thomas L. Friedman"
• Z Magazine: "The NYT's Thomas Friedman: The Geraldo Rivera of..." (November 2003)
• Slate: "Thomas Friedman: What Makes the '"Timesman a Great Columnist?..." (March 8, 2002)
• Wikipedia: Thomas Friedman Controversies and Criticisms
• FAIR: Tom Friedman's Flexible Deadlines (May 16, 2006)
• Counter Punch: America's Phoniest Liberal: Thomas Friedman's Fabrications (April 10, 2002)
• Slate: Thomas Friedman (March 8, 2002)

Tom Friedman Timeline

• 1953: Thomas L. Friedman is born in St. Louis Park, Minnesota.
• 1975: Receives a B.A. degree in Mediterranean studies from Brandeis University.
• 1978: Receives a Master of Philosophy degree from Oxford in Modern Middle East studies.
• 1978: Joins the London Bureau of United Press International (UPI).
• 1981: Begins writing for The New York Times.
• 1982: Chosen to be The New York Times' Beirut bureau chief.
• 1983: Awarded the Pulitzer Prize for international reporting (from Lebanon).
• 1984: Transferred from Beirut to Jerusalem to serve as Israel bureau chief.
• 1988: Awarded the Pulitzer Prize for international reporting (from Israel).
• 1988: Awarded a Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship to write a book about the Middle East.
• 1989: Friedman's book, From Beirut to Jerusalem wins the National Book Award for non-fiction.
• 1995: Becomes The New York Times' foreign-affairs columnist.
• 2000: The Lexus and the Olive Tree wins an OPC award for best nonfiction book on foreign policy.
• 2002: Writes his third book Longitudes and Attitudes: Exploring the World After September 11.
• 2002: Wins his third Pulitzer Prize for commentary.
• 2004: Awarded the Overseas Press Club Award for lifetime achievement.
• 2004: Receives the honorary title, Order of the British Empire (OBE), by Queen Elizabeth II.
• 2005: Elected as a member of the Pulitzer Prize Board.
• 2005: Writes his fourth book The World is Flat.
• 2007: Releases an updated version of his book, The World is Flat 3.0.
• 2008: Gets pie thrown at him by environmental protesters at Brown University.

Tom Friedman Satire and Humor

• Get Your War On: The Moustache of Understanding  
• Candide's Notebooks: Thomas Friedman's Toxic Tourism (July 5, 2006)
• The Washington Pox: ...Thomas Friedman Replaced by Indian “Friedman” (March 12, 2004)