David Common - Afghanistan Diary
David Common is a National Reporter for CBC Television News.
Born in Winnipeg, Common started with CBC in 1998. Currently based in Toronto, with previous postings in Regina, Winnipeg, Fredericton and London (UK), Common has travelled extensively in the U.S., Europe and Asia, reporting from Washington, London, Haiti, India, Afghanistan and Iraq.
Common worked in Iraq for two months and also covered world events from such hot spots including; Haiti when President Aristide left, leading to major unrest; and London following the transit attacks in 2005. He has also repeatedly covered Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan since 2002.
Common's work won a Gemini award in the Best Reportage category for a set of stories he produced with Neil Macdonald in Haiti. His reporting work has also been nominated for a Gemini Award in the Best Reportage category.
Educated at York University in Toronto and Stockhom University in Sweden, Common lives in Toronto with his wife, daughter and their dog.
FEATURE COLUMN:
June 27, 2006
The comedy of translation
"So, either this language is REALLY advanced and one word says all that, or the translating is doing something more than translating."
COLUMNS BY David Common:
June 19, 2006
What soldiers do to unwind while here
June 16, 2006
The soft target
June 13, 2006
An invisible enemy plagues Canadian troops
June 9, 2006
Combat, death not the only stories
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