Michael Friscolanti

{{Short description|Canadian journalist}}

Michael Friscolanti is a senior writer with Maclean's magazine, and the author of the book Friendly Fire: The Untold Story of the U.S. Bombing that Killed Four Canadian Soldiers in Afghanistan.[http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20051103/books_fire_051103/20051103/ New book delves into 'friendly fire' incident - CTV News] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517031823/http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20051103/books_fire_051103/20051103/ |date=May 17, 2008 }} Previously he was a reporter for the National Post.

Friscolanti is a graduate of Lakehead University and the Ryerson University School of Journalism's graduate program. He grew up in Hamilton, Ontario and attended high school at Bishop Ryan Catholic High School, where he was valedictorian of his graduating class in 1994.[http://magazine.lakeheadu.ca/page.php?p=42&i=6 Books - Lakehead University Magazine Spring/Summer 2006] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706184119/http://magazine.lakeheadu.ca/page.php?p=42&i=6 |date=July 6, 2011 }} He was an editor at Ryerson's student newspaper The Eyeopener, where he won a Canadian Association of Journalists award for student journalism.{{cite web |url=http://www.caj.ca/awards/2001/2001awardfinalists.html |title= Canadian Association of Journalists - 2001 CAJ Awards|website=www.caj.ca |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060825230718/http://www.caj.ca/awards/2001/2001awardfinalists.html |archive-date=August 25, 2006}}