McGill Tribune

Journalism and

Media Conference

 Speakers

Monday March 7, Arts W-215



David Akin

Parliamentary Bureau Chief, Sun Media

5:30-7:00pm

Brian Gabrial

Chair of the Department of Journalism at Concordia University

7:15-8:15pm

Tuesday March 8, Arts W-215



Joe Schwarcz

Professor, McGill University

5:30-6:15pm

Chris Labos

Doctor, Body of Evidence Podcast

5:30-6:15pm

Christopher Curtis

Journalist, Montreal Gazette

6:30-7:15pm

Philip Authier

Journalist, Montreal Gazette

7:30-8:15pm

Karen Weintraub

Professor, Boston & Harvard University

5:30-6:15pm

Steven Bonspiel

Editor, The Eastern Door

6:30-7:15pm

Giuseppe Valiante

Journalist, The Canadian Press

7:30-8:15pm

Wednesday March 9, McConnell 13



Eric Engels

Journalist, Sportsnet

5:30-6:15pm

Andrew Potter

Editor, Ottawa Citizen

6:30-7:15pm

Rachel Lau

Web Producer, Global

7:30-8:15pm

Abe Hefter

Professor, Concordia University

5:30-6:15pm

James Bassil

Web and Smartphone Editor, Montreal Gazette

7:30-8:15pm

Thursday March 10, McConnell 204



Jesse Brown (Keynote Speaker)

Editor/Publisher, Canadaland

5:30-6:15pm

Andrea Bennett

Journalist, Maisonneuve

6:30-7:15pm

Robert Frank

Journalist, The Suburban

6:30-7:15pm

Debra Arbec

Journalist, CBC

7:30-8:15pm

Jed Kahane

Journalist, CTV

7:30-8:15pm

Friday March 11, Leacock 26



Tim Wu

Professor, Columbia University

4:00-5:00pm

Gabriella Coleman

Professor, McGill University

5:00-6:00pm

 Schedule

Monday March 7th, Arts W-215

5:30-7:00

David Akin

How to interview a prime minister

7:30-8:15

Brian Gabrial

Getting into J-School

Tuesday March 8th, Arts W-215

5:30-6:15

Karen Weintraub, Joe Schwarz, Chris Labos

Communicating Science

6:30-7:15

Chris Curtis, Steven Bonspiel

Indigenous reporting

7:30-8:15

Giuseppe Valiante, Phillip Authier

Elections: In it to win it

Wednesday March 9th, McConnell 13

5:30-6:15

Eric Engels, Abe Hefter

Reporting From the Sidelines: Sports

6:30-7:15

Andrew Potter

Social Media and Politics

7:30-8:15

Rachel Lau, James Bassil

Online journalism: Not just clickbait

Thursday March 10th, McConnell 204

5:30-6:15

Jesse Brown

Keynote Q&A

6:30-7:15

Andrea Bennett. Robert Frank

Making it on your own

7:30-8:15

Debra Arbec, Jed Kahane

Finding your voice: Broadcast

Friday March 11, Leacock 26

4:00-5:00

Tim Wu

In conversation with Tim Wu

5:00-6:00

Gabriella Coleman

Hax0rs and Journalists: Friends, Foes or Frenimies?