Allan Thompson is a former Toronto Star reporter & Director of Carleton University’s School of Journalism and Communication. [email protected]

Ottawa, Ontario
Joined January 2009
As the incoming head of Carleton's journalism program, I'm deeply committed to the steps we're taking today to foster greater diversity and inclusion @JSchool_CU and to tackle institutionalized racism. This is just a beginning.
The leaders of Carleton University’s journalism program have issued a letter to students outlining new steps being taken to foster greater diversity and inclusiveness in Canada’s oldest journalism school. carleton.ca/sjc/journalism/a…
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Journalism internships & early-career schemes with upcoming deadlines: 1. POLITICO — Audio/Video Intern, HQ (Spring) lnkd.in/evyfxFfx 2. The Athletic — Daily Desk Student Intern (Summer) lnkd.in/e7EDiAhg 3. Full list at lnkd.in/erpCxmNW
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Great to have some of our top journalism students producing a podcast to document today's Press Forward independent media summit in Ottawa. Thanks to Vicky Mochama from Press Forward for making this happen and a shout out to our audio technologist David Sarazin for key support.
Carleton journalism students run a podcast for today's Press Forward Independent Media Summit here in Ottawa. Students Kiyanaw Bird, Marissa Meilleur and Paris Healey are working with audio technologist David Sarazin to produce the podcast. First guest: Andre Goulet, Unrigged.
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📰 TIME Canada is hiring a National Editor to lead its digital editorial coverage, producing original journalism. 📍 Toronto, ON 💼 FT, hybrid 🎯 Minimum 5 yrs of editorial exp. 🔗 Learn more: tinyurl.com/2zay9y96 #NationalEditor #TIMECanada
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Coming soon at Carleton's School of Journalism and Communication: Legendary political cartoonist Joe Sacco to deliver 2026 Stursberg Lecture on Wednesday, Nov. 18. Free and open to the public, with advance registration: carleton.ca/sjc/2026/cartoon…
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📰 The Cape Breton Post is hiring a Multimedia Journalist to cover local news and current events. 📍 Cape Breton, NS 💼 FT 🚗 Valid driver's licence and vehicle required 🔗 Learn more: tinyurl.com/mk823saf #MultimediaJournalist #CapeBreton
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Reporter: Do you believe that 5 deaths, potentially 6 from measles in Pennsylvania-- Staffer: We're not gonna talk about measles-- Reporter: He's the highest ranking health official in the country, he can answer that question. He's a Cabinet Secretary.
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Israeli settlers are out of control, because the Israeli government allows them to be. And while attacks on diplomats or journalists command attention, as they should, this happens unnoticed to Palestinian farmers all the time.
#Breaking: European diplomats, including French and Polish representatives, who went to the West Bank to observe the olive harvest, have been violently assaulted by Israeli settlers.
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I can’t think of any other place in the world where people can regularly attack American citizens, American journalists, like this and our US political and media elites say nothing. No scandal, no outrage, no calls for action or accountability.
BREAKING: Heidi Levine, a photojournalist working in the occupied West Bank with The Washington Post, has sustained injuries along with several others after being attacked by settlers during a pogrom in the village of Abu Falah. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/teweeb
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📰Village Media is recruiting Reportersfor its TimminsToday newsroom, covering Cochrane, Hearst, Kapuskasing, Kirkland Lake, Temiskaming Shores and Timmins. 🚗 Applicants must have a reliable vehicle. 🔗 Learn more: tinyurl.com/yz5sxj35 #NorthernOntario #LocalJournalism
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Deeply saddened by the passing of @HelenBranswell, a journalist of integrity and professionalism. Throughout her career, Helen demonstrated an unwavering commitment to evidence, science and truth, helping the public understand some of the most complex and consequential health challenges of our time. At a moment when misinformation competes with facts, her reporting was a trusted source of clarity, honesty and insight. We at @WHO were privileged to work with Helen over many years, whether through one-on-one interviews or the hundreds of press conferences she attended during COVID-19 and beyond. Her questions were always informed, thoughtful and fair, reflecting a deep commitment to helping the public understand the facts and their implications for health. On behalf of WHO, I extend my sincere condolences to Helen’s family, friends and colleagues. She will be greatly missed.
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An excellent reporter who became essential reading during the pandemic.
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Turn this ranking of world perception of countries on its head and see who ranks best.
Israel, having committed genocide in Gaza, is the world's most unpopular country. Then North Korea with its totalitarian repression, Afghanistan with its gender apartheid, Iran for shooting protesters by the thousands, then Trump's lawless United States. xitter.cf/ShibleyTelhami/status/…
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The Globe and Mail is looking for a Data Editor, Personal Finance to join its digital storytelling team in Toronto. 📍 Toronto, Ontario 💼 FT, hybrid 🔗 Learn more: tinyurl.com/mw5abyza #DataJournalism
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What better day to showcase the 2nd group of students to join Carleton's hugely successful Certificate in Journalism in Indigenous Communities, led by @duncanmccue. Students do most of their work remotely, from community, but did gather on Manitoulin Island for an initial session
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Photos are courtesy of CJIIC graduate Mackayla McGregor, who operates CedarGracePhoto.com and was part of last year's initial cohort of students.
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✨ 📢 📰 The Globe and Mail is accepting applications for its 2027 Summer Jobs Program, with 11 paid contract positions available across the newsroom. 📍 Toronto, ON 📅 Deadline Oct 30, 2026 📰 Previous journalism experience is required 🔗 Learn more: tinyurl.com/mrjsj5an
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📸 Applications are open for the 2026 W. Eugene Smith Grant, supporting visual storytellers working on compelling photojournalism projects. 🌎 International applications are encouraged 📅 Deadline: October 12, 2026 🔗 Learn more: tinyurl.com/3rrkdrck #Photojournalism
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📣 The Logic is hiring a Senior Editor to join its newsroom leadership team and run The Logic Briefing, its flagship weekday newsletter. 📍 Toronto, ON preferred 💼 FT, hybrid 🔗 Learn more: tinyurl.com/3f87y4x5 #Editor
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A good friend and a great journalist, one of the lone voices to cover the Rwanda genocide consistently throughout early 1994. He told me once that an editor asked him to try to 'balance' his stories more and show the other side. "There is no fucking other side," he replied.
Mark Doyle, un grand journaliste de BBC, que j'ai eu la chance de cotoyer en Afrique de l'Ouest, est décédé..
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So sorry to hear of the passing of Mark Doyle.
Mark Doyle was a knowledgeable, kind and dedicated reporter for more than two decades. His untimely death will be mourned by many, especially in West Africa, a part of the world he loved and grew to know well.
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