Canadian Association of Newspaper Editors

(See list of Canadian people who do training below)

Past Seminars
2002 Reporting and Editing, Lethbridge, Nov. 15-16
2003 Reporting and Editing, Halifax, Nov. 14-15
2003 Newsroom Leadership, June 24-25, Hamilton
2004 Reporting and Editing, Winnipeg, Nov. 7-8)
2004 Wordstock, Toronto, Oct. 2
2004 Newsroom Leadership, June 22-23, Calgary
2004 National Copy Editors Seminar, April 25-27, Mississauga, Ont.
2005 Wordstock, Toronto, Sept. 24
2005 Reporting and Editing, Halifax, Nov. 5-6)
2005 National Copy Editors Seminar, April 24-27, Toronto
2006 Reporting and Editing, Saskatoon, Sept. 27-28
2006 Wordstock, Toronto, Oct. 9-10

November 14 and 15, 2003, Halifax, N.S. (Reporting and Editing)
June 24 and 25, 2003, Hamilton, Ontario (Leadership)
Nov. 15 and 16, 2002, Lethbridge, Alberta (Reporting and Editing)

Canadian Training Resources

The following are some noted Canadian resources for in-house training. This list will grow as more names surface. Please email (bcantley@cna-acj.ca ) names of people who would be willing to put on workshops for newspapers.

Layout & Design

Pegie Stark Adam, Ottawa, Ont. ( pegstark@aol.com ) : Margaret (Pegie) Stark Adam entered journalism at the graduate level at Indiana University after taking a first degree in Fine Arts. She has worked as art director at the St. Petersburg Times, Graphics Editor at the Detroit Free Press, and had a similar title at the Detroit News. She has also been a professor of journalism at the University of Florida and, for five years, director of graphics and design at the Poynter Institute in St. Petersburg, Florida. She has been a consultant to the Ottawa Citizen, and the Toronto Star, and Banc One (on corporate communications) in Columbus, Ohio. She is currently under contract to redesign the Harrisburg Patriot-News, and continues as an affiliate of the Poynter Institute where she teaches short courses.

Lucie Lacava, Montreal, Que. Lucie Lacava is one of the top newspaper designers in the world. Winner of numerous design awards including two consecutive National Newspaper Awards for design and several Society for News Design awards. Contact: Lucie Lacava, Design Consultant, Lucie Lacava Publication Design Inc. 231 rue St-Jacques, Suite 1000, Montreal, PQ, H2Y 1M6, CANADA (514) 289-9768 info@lacavadesign.ca . Website: http://www.lacavadesign.ca

Tony Sutton, Georgetown, Ont. ( tonysut@idirect.com): Tony Sutton gained notoriety when he orchestrated a design of The Globe and Mail in the early 1990s. He was the chief design consultant for Thomson Newspapers for several years before starting his own company, News Design Inc. He is editor of Design, the monthly magazine of the Society for News Design. Tony is a former editor who considers content and editing to play a major role in design.

Rob Paynter and Richard Hoffman - MMI-Media, London, Ont. (rpaynter@mmi-media.com ): Two former senior editors at The London Free Press have set up a consulting business focusing on design makeovers. They have done the Sarnia Observer and Queen's University's campus newspaper as well as The Londoner, the community newspaper in London, Ont.

Photography and Design

Peter Robertson, Toronto, Ont. ( probertson25@rogers.com ): Peter Robertson is a former Toronto Star photo editor who has run his own photo and design consulting business for several years. He teaches at Ryerson Polytechnic University in the journalism program. He is an expert at teaching the intricacies of Quark XPress, and the use of photos in design.

Reporting, Writing, Editing

Sharon Burnside, Toronto, Ont.: ( sburnsi@thestar.ca ) Sharon Burnside is associate editor in charge of training and development at the Toronto Star. She was previously managing editor of the Ottawa Citizen before joining the Star in 1998. She specializes in coaching young writers, story development, and reporting.

Kevin Cavanagh, Hamilton, Ont.: ( kcavanagh@thespec.com ): Kevin Cavanagh is editorial page editor and former writing and reporting coach at the Hamilton Spectator. Kevin was formerly managing editor of the St. Catharines Standard, copy editor at the National Post before joining the Spectator in 1999.

Kevin Crowley, Kitchener, Ont: (kcrowley@therecord.com) Kevin Crowley is the business editor of The Record of Grand River Valley in Kitchener, ON. He is a seasoned journalism instructor specializing in investigative reporting and business.

Lindsay Crysler, Sudbury, Ont: (crysler@cyberbeach.net ): Lindsay Crysler retired as head of journalism at Concordia University in Montreal in 1998. He serves as writing and editing coach on occasion and newspaper awards judge. He is a former Montreal Gazette managing editor.

Don Gibb, Oakville, Ont. ( dgibb@acs.ryerson.ca ): Don Gibb has been teaching journalism at Ryerson since 1989. He is a former reporter and editor with the London Free Press. Gibb has been the visiting writing coach at The Globe and Mail since 1996, has conducted numerous workshops for the former Canadian Daily Newspaper Association and the Canadian Association of Journalists. He has conducted in-house workshops at the St. John's Evening Telegram, Charlottetown Guardian, Saint John Times Globe, New Brunswick Telegraph Journal, Halifax Chronicle Herald, Canadian Press, Nanaimo Free Press, Guelph Mercury, Brockville Recorder & Times, Windsor Star, St. Catharines Standard, London Free Press, Toronto Sun, and Kingston Whig-Standard, among others. He specializes in reporting, writing and interviewing techniques.

David Hedley, Calgary, Alta. ( dhedley@theherald.canwest.com ): David Hedley is an editor and designer at the Calgary Herald. He is the creator of a feature writing toolkit that uses colour coding to as a way of organizing facts and information in complex stories. He has identified a number of labels for feature writing techniques to help overcome writer's block.

Paul Lima, Toronto. Paul Lima is a freelance writer in Toronto. He also conducts training sessions on a variety of topics, mostly on the craft of writing and on building a strong freelance business. For more, go to http://www.paullima.com.

Lynn McAuley, Toronto, Ont. ( lmcauley@thestar.com ): Lynn McAuley is associate editor of the Toronto Star and former editor of the Ottawa Citizen's "Weekly" magazine. She is a former sports editor and writing coach at the Citizen and has conducted numerous seminars on writing techniques, particularly on getting colour into stories. She has served as a visiting writing coach.

Gregg McLachlan, Simcoe, ON (gmclachlan@bowesnet.com): Gregg McLachlan is deputy managing editor of the Simcoe Reformer. He has led workshops on writing for smaller market newspapers and is publisher and writer of The Write Stuff, a quarterly online newsletter about reporting and editing issues. He is also a regular contributor to the website www.notrain-nogain.com.

Paul McLaughlin, Toronto, Ont. ( pax@netcom.ca ): Paul McLaughlin teaches at the School of Journalism at Ryerson and is an accomplished freelancer. He specializes in interviewing techniques.

John Miller, Toronto, Ont. ( jmiller@ryerson.ca ): John Miller teaches journalism at Ryerson. He is a former Toronto Star deputy managing editor and former head of journalism at Ryerson. Among his specialties, improving headline writing through "wordstorming" and creating a strong "coaching" or "mentoring" environment in a newsroom.

Steve Rhodes, Brampton, Ont. (stephenrhodes@sympatico.ca): Steve Rhodes is a former reporter, editor and publisher at the Guelph Mercury. He has developed a series of seminars and workshops for reporters and editors, primarily on connecting with readers. For more information, see his Web site at: http://www.stephenrhodes.ca.

Nicholas Russell, Victoria, B.C. ( russcomm@shaw.ca ): Nicholas Russell took early retirement from the journalism department of the University of Regina to move to Victoria where he teaches Professional Writing and Journalism Ethics part-time at the University of Victoria. He is a longtime writing coach who has conducted numerous seminars and workshops on journalistic language, copy editing, and writing.

Vivian Smith, Victoria, B.C. ( viviansmith1@shaw.ca ): Vivian Smith is a former editor with The Globe and Mail and now feature writing instructor at the University of Victoria. Vivian was the Victoria Times-Colonist's resident writing coach during the summer of 2002. She is conducting editing sessions at the CANE seminar in Lethbridge.

Copy Editing

Shelley Robertson, Toronto, Ont. ( probertson25@rogers.com ): Shelley Robertson, a former Toronto Star lifestyles editor, teaches copy editing and reporting. She has been a prominent copy editing workshop leader for the former National Copy Editors Seminar and for Wordstock.

Nicholas Russell, Victoria, B.C. (russcomm@shaw.ca ): Nicholas Russell is a retired University of Regina journalism professor who lives in Victoria where he teaches language at the University of Victoria. He is a longtime writing coach who has conducted numerous seminars and workshops on language, copy editing, and writing.

Kevin Scanlon, Toronto, Ont.: ( kscanlon@thestar.ca ): Kevin Scanlon is a senior copy editor at the Toronto Star. For the past 33 years, Kevin Scanlon has been working as a journalist in Canada. Born in Ireland and raised in Toronto, Scanlon began his journalism career as an office boy at the Globe and Mail in 1968 then worked as a reporter at several small weeklies and dailies in Ontario before joining the Toronto Sun in 1973 as a reporter-photographer. In 1979, he moved to The Toronto Star where he was a city reporter and feature writer. He joined the staff of Maclean's in 1986 as an associate editor for two years, then freelanced until 1990 when he became a copy editor at the Financial Post. He moved west to the Edmonton Sun in 1994 but the siren song of the newspaper wars brought him back to the Star in 1999 where he has been a copy editor, features editor, and beats editor. He has conducted copy editing sessions at Wordstock since 2002.

Headlines

John Miller, Toronto, Ont. ( jmiller@acs.ryerson.ca ): John Miller teaches journalism at Ryerson. He is a former Toronto Star deputy managing editor and former head of journalism at Ryerson. Among his specialties, is a session on improving headline writing through "wordstorming”.

	(See list of Canadian people who do training below) Past Seminars 2002 Reporting and Editing, Lethbridge, Nov. 15-16 2003 Reporting and Editing, Halifax, Nov. 14-15 2003 Newsroom Leadership, June 24-25, Hamilton 2004 Reporting and Editing, Winnipeg, Nov. 7-8) 2004 Wordstock, Toronto, Oct. 2 2004 Newsroom Leadership, June 22-23, Calgary 2004 National Copy Editors Seminar, April 25-27, Mississauga, Ont. 2005 Wordstock, Toronto, Sept. 24 2005 Reporting and Editing, Halifax, Nov. 5-6) 2005 National Copy Editors Seminar, April 24-27, Toronto 2006 Reporting and Editing, Saskatoon, Sept. 27-28 2006 Wordstock, Toronto, Oct. 9-10 November 14 and 15, 2003, Halifax, N.S. (Reporting and Editing) June 24 and 25, 2003, Hamilton, Ontario (Leadership) Nov. 15 and 16, 2002, Lethbridge, Alberta (Reporting and Editing) Canadian Training Resources The following are some noted Canadian resources for in-house training. This list will grow as more names surface. Please email (bcantley@cna-acj.ca ) names of people who would be willing to put on workshops for newspapers. Layout & Design Pegie Stark Adam, Ottawa, Ont. ( pegstark@aol.com ) : Margaret (Pegie) Stark Adam entered journalism at the graduate level at Indiana University after taking a first degree in Fine Arts. She has worked as art director at the St. Petersburg Times, Graphics Editor at the Detroit Free Press, and had a similar title at the Detroit News. She has also been a professor of journalism at the University of Florida and, for five years, director of graphics and design at the Poynter Institute in St. Petersburg, Florida. She has been a consultant to the Ottawa Citizen, and the Toronto Star, and Banc One (on corporate communications) in Columbus, Ohio. She is currently under contract to redesign the Harrisburg Patriot-News, and continues as an affiliate of the Poynter Institute where she teaches short courses. Lucie Lacava, Montreal, Que. Lucie Lacava is one of the top newspaper designers in the world. Winner of numerous design awards including two consecutive National Newspaper Awards for design and several Society for News Design awards. Contact: Lucie Lacava, Design Consultant, Lucie Lacava Publication Design Inc. 231 rue St-Jacques, Suite 1000, Montreal, PQ, H2Y 1M6, CANADA (514) 289-9768 info@lacavadesign.ca . Website: http://www.lacavadesign.ca Tony Sutton, Georgetown, Ont. ( tonysut@idirect.com): Tony Sutton gained notoriety when he orchestrated a design of The Globe and Mail in the early 1990s. He was the chief design consultant for Thomson Newspapers for several years before starting his own company, News Design Inc. He is editor of Design, the monthly magazine of the Society for News Design. Tony is a former editor who considers content and editing to play a major role in design. Rob Paynter and Richard Hoffman - MMI-Media, London, Ont. (rpaynter@mmi-media.com ): Two former senior editors at The London Free Press have set up a consulting business focusing on design makeovers. They have done the Sarnia Observer and Queen's University's campus newspaper as well as The Londoner, the community newspaper in London, Ont. Photography and Design Peter Robertson, Toronto, Ont. ( probertson25@rogers.com ): Peter Robertson is a former Toronto Star photo editor who has run his own photo and design consulting business for several years. He teaches at Ryerson Polytechnic University in the journalism program. He is an expert at teaching the intricacies of Quark XPress, and the use of photos in design. Reporting, Writing, Editing Sharon Burnside, Toronto, Ont.: ( sburnsi@thestar.ca ) Sharon Burnside is associate editor in charge of training and development at the Toronto Star. She was previously managing editor of the Ottawa Citizen before joining the Star in 1998. She specializes in coaching young writers, story development, and reporting. Kevin Cavanagh, Hamilton, Ont.: ( kcavanagh@thespec.com ): Kevin Cavanagh is editorial page editor and former writing and reporting coach at the Hamilton Spectator. Kevin was formerly managing editor of the St. Catharines Standard, copy editor at the National Post before joining the Spectator in 1999. Kevin Crowley, Kitchener, Ont: (kcrowley@therecord.com) Kevin Crowley is the business editor of The Record of Grand River Valley in Kitchener, ON. He is a seasoned journalism instructor specializing in investigative reporting and business. Lindsay Crysler, Sudbury, Ont: (crysler@cyberbeach.net ): Lindsay Crysler retired as head of journalism at Concordia University in Montreal in 1998. He serves as writing and editing coach on occasion and newspaper awards judge. He is a former Montreal Gazette managing editor. Don Gibb, Oakville, Ont. ( dgibb@acs.ryerson.ca ): Don Gibb has been teaching journalism at Ryerson since 1989. He is a former reporter and editor with the London Free Press. Gibb has been the visiting writing coach at The Globe and Mail since 1996, has conducted numerous workshops for the former Canadian Daily Newspaper Association and the Canadian Association of Journalists. He has conducted in-house workshops at the St. John's Evening Telegram, Charlottetown Guardian, Saint John Times Globe, New Brunswick Telegraph Journal, Halifax Chronicle Herald, Canadian Press, Nanaimo Free Press, Guelph Mercury, Brockville Recorder & Times, Windsor Star, St. Catharines Standard, London Free Press, Toronto Sun, and Kingston Whig-Standard, among others. He specializes in reporting, writing and interviewing techniques. David Hedley, Calgary, Alta. ( dhedley@theherald.canwest.com ): David Hedley is an editor and designer at the Calgary Herald. He is the creator of a feature writing toolkit that uses colour coding to as a way of organizing facts and information in complex stories. He has identified a number of labels for feature writing techniques to help overcome writer's block. Paul Lima, Toronto. Paul Lima is a freelance writer in Toronto. He also conducts training sessions on a variety of topics, mostly on the craft of writing and on building a strong freelance business. For more, go to http://www.paullima.com. Lynn McAuley, Toronto, Ont. ( lmcauley@thestar.com ): Lynn McAuley is associate editor of the Toronto Star and former editor of the Ottawa Citizen's "Weekly" magazine. She is a former sports editor and writing coach at the Citizen and has conducted numerous seminars on writing techniques, particularly on getting colour into stories. She has served as a visiting writing coach. Gregg McLachlan, Simcoe, ON (gmclachlan@bowesnet.com): Gregg McLachlan is deputy managing editor of the Simcoe Reformer. He has led workshops on writing for smaller market newspapers and is publisher and writer of The Write Stuff, a quarterly online newsletter about reporting and editing issues. He is also a regular contributor to the website www.notrain-nogain.com. Paul McLaughlin, Toronto, Ont. ( pax@netcom.ca ): Paul McLaughlin teaches at the School of Journalism at Ryerson and is an accomplished freelancer. He specializes in interviewing techniques. John Miller, Toronto, Ont. ( jmiller@ryerson.ca ): John Miller teaches journalism at Ryerson. He is a former Toronto Star deputy managing editor and former head of journalism at Ryerson. Among his specialties, improving headline writing through "wordstorming" and creating a strong "coaching" or "mentoring" environment in a newsroom. Steve Rhodes, Brampton, Ont. (stephenrhodes@sympatico.ca): Steve Rhodes is a former reporter, editor and publisher at the Guelph Mercury. He has developed a series of seminars and workshops for reporters and editors, primarily on connecting with readers. For more information, see his Web site at: http://www.stephenrhodes.ca. Nicholas Russell, Victoria, B.C. ( russcomm@shaw.ca ): Nicholas Russell took early retirement from the journalism department of the University of Regina to move to Victoria where he teaches Professional Writing and Journalism Ethics part-time at the University of Victoria. He is a longtime writing coach who has conducted numerous seminars and workshops on journalistic language, copy editing, and writing. Vivian Smith, Victoria, B.C. ( viviansmith1@shaw.ca ): Vivian Smith is a former editor with The Globe and Mail and now feature writing instructor at the University of Victoria. Vivian was the Victoria Times-Colonist's resident writing coach during the summer of 2002. She is conducting editing sessions at the CANE seminar in Lethbridge. Copy Editing Shelley Robertson, Toronto, Ont. ( probertson25@rogers.com ): Shelley Robertson, a former Toronto Star lifestyles editor, teaches copy editing and reporting. She has been a prominent copy editing workshop leader for the former National Copy Editors Seminar and for Wordstock. Nicholas Russell, Victoria, B.C. (russcomm@shaw.ca ): Nicholas Russell is a retired University of Regina journalism professor who lives in Victoria where he teaches language at the University of Victoria. He is a longtime writing coach who has conducted numerous seminars and workshops on language, copy editing, and writing. Vivian Smith, Victoria, B.C. ( viviansmith1@shaw.ca ): Vivian Smith is a former editor with The Globe and Mail and now feature writing instructor at the University of Victoria. Vivian was the Victoria Times-Colonist's resident writing coach during the summer of 2002. She is conducting editing sessions at the CANE seminar in Lethbridge. Kevin Scanlon, Toronto, Ont.: ( kscanlon@thestar.ca ): Kevin Scanlon is a senior copy editor at the Toronto Star. For the past 33 years, Kevin Scanlon has been working as a journalist in Canada. Born in Ireland and raised in Toronto, Scanlon began his journalism career as an office boy at the Globe and Mail in 1968 then worked as a reporter at several small weeklies and dailies in Ontario before joining the Toronto Sun in 1973 as a reporter-photographer. In 1979, he moved to The Toronto Star where he was a city reporter and feature writer. He joined the staff of Maclean's in 1986 as an associate editor for two years, then freelanced until 1990 when he became a copy editor at the Financial Post. He moved west to the Edmonton Sun in 1994 but the siren song of the newspaper wars brought him back to the Star in 1999 where he has been a copy editor, features editor, and beats editor. He has conducted copy editing sessions at Wordstock since 2002. Headlines John Miller, Toronto, Ont. ( jmiller@acs.ryerson.ca ): John Miller teaches journalism at Ryerson. He is a former Toronto Star deputy managing editor and former head of journalism at Ryerson. Among his specialties, is a session on improving headline writing through "wordstorming”.

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