Gavin Adamson

Undergraduate Program Director, Professor

Education
Bachelor of Arts (English) University of Manitoba
Master's of Journalism, Carleton Universit

Courses
JRN 270: Producing the News (Fall 2024)
JRN 400/NNS 400: Critical Issues in Journalism (Winter 2025)
JN8201: Producing the News (Winter 2025)

Gavin reported at Winnipeg Free Press as a sports reporting intern during his first gig. He spent a couple of years in the Sun chain (now Postmedia) as a general assignment reporter. He spent many years producing business news for Bloomberg News and Transcontinental Media. He has several documentary credits on the CBC, Global TV and the former iChannel, including a piece about wait times in the Ontario health-care system.

News and mental illness
Audience engagement

Gavin was nominated for a Gemini Award for a one-hour documentary special on the former Prime Minister -- John Turner: In His Own Words on Global TV in 2008.

Online News Association
Canadian Association of Journalists

Selected Publications

Sharing Recovery Stories: How the audience tends to share stories about treatment and recovery from mental illness

Towards An Algorithmic Journalism Assessment Tool Accounting For Diversity In Sourcing

Media coverage of mental illness: a comparison of citizen journalism vs. professional journalism portrayals