David A. Sylvester

About David A. Sylvester

David A. Sylvester, a 1986 Nieman Fellow, was an assistant business editor and business reporter at the San Jose Mercury News. He was a federal inmate for three months in 2006 after getting arrested while participating in a protest of military policy at an army base. His essays and reflections on the actions that resulted in his prison sentence can be found at his blog.