Sarah Lawrynuik, 2019 bursary winner, to report on political changes in Eastern Europe
Calgary-based multimedia journalist will travel to the former Eastern Bloc to cover the impact of ongoing political changes
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Gordon Sinclair – Roving Reporter
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Katrina Clarke, 2018 bursary winner, to report on Indigenous education in Canada and Australia
Journalist Katrina Clarke will use the Gordon Sinclair Roving Reporter Bursary to investigate the failures and successes of Indigenous education across Atlantic Canada and abroad, providing an international context to Canada’s efforts at truth and reconciliation.
Read MoreAnnie Burns-Pieper, 2017 Roving Reporter, reports from Madagascar
With multiple dispatches to the CBC, Toronto Star and Thomson-Reuters Foundation, winner of the 2017 bursary details the impact of a White House policy reversal on the inhabitants of the distant island of Madagascar
Read MoreAnnie Burns-Pieper, 2017 Roving Reporter Bursary winner, to report from Madagascar
Journalist Annie Burns-Pieper will use the Gordon Sinclair Roving Reporter Bursary to travel to Madagascar to report on US President Donald Trump’s reinstatement of the Global Gag Rule — which bans foreign aid to groups that perform or promote abortion — and how it has impacted global health programs, specifically family planning and women’s health services.
Read MoreCorbett Hancey, 2016 Roving Reporter bursary winner, reports from Lebanon for the Toronto Star
ARSAL, LEBANON—A frigid wind rips across the mountaintop as Col. Ahmed Assir, a commander in the Lebanese Army’s Ninth Infantry Brigade, peers into the valley below. The town of Arsal lies at the bottom, inside an army cordon set up two years ago after a brief Daesh takeover.
Read More2016 Roving Reporter Bursary winner will report on Syrian refugees in Lebanon
TORONTO (June 16, 2016) – Journalist Corbett Hancey will use the Gordon Sinclair Roving Reporter Bursary to travel to Lebanon to explore how the country is coping with the influx of refugees and the pressures of the Syrian civil war. The Gordon Sinclair Foundation awarded the bursary today at its annual meeting, in Toronto. Hancey, […]
Read MoreGordon Sinclair Foundation meets June 16 to announce Bursary winner
The board of directors of the Gordon Sinclair Foundation meets in Toronto on Thursday, June 16 for the foundation’s annual general meeting and to announce this year’s winner of the Gordon Sinclair Roving Reporter Bursary. The Roving Reporter Bursary was created in memory of Gordon Sinclair, who made his name gallivanting around the world for […]
Read MoreCBC-Radio’s Tapestry airs 23-minute documentary by Gordon Sinclair Roving Reporter bursary winner
Another great piece of work by 2015 Gordon Sinclair Roving Reporter bursary winner Jodie Martinson has been broadcast on the CBC-Radio program Tapestry. Jodie used the bursary to follow singer Khari McClelland’s journey in Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Detroit as he sought music that could help him understand more about the lives of escaped slaves, such […]
Read More2015 Gordon Sinclair bursary winner Martinson’s work to air on CBC’s The National
In a proud moment for the Gordon Sinclair Foundation, an amazing piece of journalism from Jodie Martinson – the 2015 winner of the Gordon Sinclair Roving Reporter Bursary – will air tonight on CBC’s The National. The 9-minute documentary marks the culmination of singer Khari McClelland’s journey. Jodie used the bursary to follow the singer […]
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