Kevin Douglas Grant is the Deputy Editor of Special Reports at GlobalPost. A native of Chicago, he holds an M.A. in Online Journalism from the University of Southern California's Annenberg School and is the former Operations Director of Web news enricher Inform.com. He was formerly the Executive Editor of Annenberg's thriving 24/7 news site NeonTommy.com. He continues to write about internet technology and social media at the Cape Town-based Memeburn.com. Grant also holds a B.A. in International Studies from DePaul University and has been published by Salon.com, American Public Media, Religion News Service, Huffington Post, and Truthdig.