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Andrew Potter is a Canadian journalist and author, best known as Editor-In-Chief of the Ottawa Citizen; outside of Canada he is known for co-authoring The Rebel Sell, with Joseph Heath, and for his 2010 book, The Authenticity Hoax.

Early life and education
Born in Teulon, Manitoba, Potter attended Glebe Collegiate Institute in Ottawa, before earning a BA in Philosophy at McGill University, then MA and Ph.D. degrees in philosophy at the University of Toronto. He was also an assistant professor at Trent University for three years. Upon graduation, he did post-doctoral work at the Centre de recherches en éthique (CREUM) at the University of Montreal.

Career
Potter was Professor of Philosophy from 2001 to 2004 at Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario.

He then left academia to become the National Editor at the Ottawa Citizen, a daily newspaper. He left in 2010 when he was appointed Features Editor at  Canadian Business  in Toronto. Potter returned to the Ottawa Citizen to become Managing Editor in 2011 and was promoted to Editor-In-Chief in December 2013. In 2013, Potter and the Ottawa Citizen were awarded the Michener Award for reporting that exposed the use of “robocalls” to mislead and harass voters during the 2011 federal election campaign.

From 2007 to 2012 Potter wrote a column for the Canadian national weekly news Maclean's magazine.

Academic interests
His academic background is in metaphysics and political philosophy, post-secondary educational policy, branding, consumerism and popular culture. He maintains an interest in technology and the future of the news media.