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.
Published
2018
Adamson, Gavin et al. (2018, March 1). Media guidelines for reporting on suicide: 2017 update of the Canadian Psychiatric Society policy paper. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. Sage Publications. (Academic Paper). Read here.
2015
Adamson, Gavin. “Like Reaching for the Pen: Toward a Greater Place for Digital News Video in Newsrooms and Journalism Curricula.” Toward 2020: New Directions in Journalism Education ed. Gene Allen, Stephanie Craft, Christopher Waddell & Mary-Lynn Young (Toronto: Ryerson Journalism Research Centre, 2015). Available here.
In the News
2018
CTV News Channel: May 8, 2018. Gavin Adamson interviewed about La Presse becoming a non-profit entity. Click to watch.
All in a Day (CBC Radio): Jan. 29, 2018. Radio interview with Gavin Adamson on the federal budget and financial assistance for the newspaper industry. Click to listen.
HuffPost Canada: Jan. 13, 2018. “Some Canadian media organizations ready to cope with Facebook’s changes to feeds” quotes Gavin Adamson on how news outlets will need to find new ways to engage readers after Facebook changes. Click to read.
National Post: Jan. 13, 2018. “Some Canadian media organizations ready to cope with Facebook’s changes to feeds” quotes Gavin Adamson on how news outlets will need to find new ways to engage readers after Facebook changes. Click to read.
2017
AM980 Non-Stop Afternoon News: Dec. 6, 2017. Interview with Gavin Adamson about fake news. Click to listen.
CBC Radio Day 6 with Brent Bambury: Dec. 6, 2017. “The local paper closed last week – so he’s opening his own” quotes April Lindgren. Click to read.
Global News: Dec. 6, 2017. “Misinformation campaign starts early ahead of London 2018 municipal election” quotes Gavin Adamson on the spread of fake news. Click to read.
2016
Metro Toronto: Sept. 29, 2016
“Everyone can be duped by fake news sites, experts say as satire sites multiply” includes interview with Gavin Adamson.
Click to read.
2015
J-Source: Nov. 26, 2015
Republished RJRC story about new app developed by instructors Asmaa Malik and Gavin Adamson. Click to read.
Ryerson Journalism Research Centre: Nov. 23, 2015
Quotes Gavin Adamson in story about Suicide Prevention Media Forum and reporting suicide. Click to read.
CBC News, Mar. 13, 2015
Quotes Gavin Adamson on Buzzfeed’s plans to open Toronto offices. Click here to read.
2014
Fiancial Post, October 10, 2014
Quotes Gavin Adamson on the financial opportunities in new media. Click here to read.
2013
El Observador, April 24, 2013
Piratería en las redes sociales, la amenaza de las falsas noticias quotes Prof. Gavin Adamson on the hacking of Associated Press twitter account. Click here to read.
Global, Toronto: The Morning Show, April 23, 2013
Interview with Prof. Gavin Adamson on social media and the Boston Marathon bombing.