David Clark Brewster (born September 26, 1939) is an American journalist and the founder, editor and publisher of the Seattle Weekly and the Northwest news website Crosscut.com.
He was born on September 26, 1939, in Newark, New Jersey, the son of Gaylord Clark Brewster and Marjorie Jane Anderson.
[citation needed] He also originated the "Best Places" guidebook series covering Northwest (northern California to Alaska) dining, lodging and getaways.
He also jumped into the local Seattle political scene in the 1977 mayor's race, promoting Paul Schell (he lost that year to Charles Royer).
He announced in November 2008 that the commercial venture into the world of Web journalism was shifting to nonprofit status, due to slow growth in online advertising and the current low rates for such ads.