About Dean M. Shapiro

Dean M. Shapiro is a New Orleans-based freelance writer and journalist with more than 40 years of experience in his field. He is also a publicist, copyeditor, and has authored seven books and has more than 1,500 newspaper, magazine, and web articles to his credit. His career as a journalist dates back to the late 1960s when, as a sophomore in college, he reported award-winning stories from the anti-war protests in Washington, D.C. He also served for years as a news researcher for NBC news and veteran newsman Tom Brokaw and others.