When I was in high school my parents gave me a perfectly reasonable curfew. I was to be home every night by midnight, they instructed, and before 11pm if I was driving. At least 95 per cent of my nights out in high school ended around midnight anyway, and the curfew was usually of little concern. Every once in a […]
Read moreJust two days before my 30th birthday, on April 13th, 2018, I published the first and (thus far) only story for the New York Times. Whatever your opinion of the publication, it’s a big deal for any journalist to be recognized by the newspaper of record for the entire English speaking world. I can’t imagine many going through journalism […]
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Read moreOn June 12, 2019 I had the honour and privilege of addressing the 2019 graduating class of Centennials College’s School of Communications, Media, Arts and Design as their convocation speaker. In preparing for my 8-minute address I spent weeks considering what makes this moment such a unique time for the industry; how the conversation about […]
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