Rob McLaughlin

This article is about the Canadian journalist and producer. For people named Robert McLaughlin, see Robert McLaughlin.

Rob McLaughlin is a Canadian journalist and producer most known for his work in digital and interactive media.[1] He is the Regional Vice President of Editorial for Postmedia's newspapers in Western Canada which include the Vancouver Sun, The Province, Calgary Herald, Edmonton Journal, the Saskatoon StarPhoenix and Regina Leader-Post. He is also the Editor-in-Chief of the two newspapers in Saskatchewan, the Saskatoon StarPhoenix and the Regina Leader-Post.[2][3]

From 2008-2011, McLaughlin was the Director of Digital Content and Strategy at the National Film Board of Canada.[4][5] While at the NFB he was responsible for the strategy and production of many of its pioneering interactive documentary projects (http://www.nfb.ca/interactive) including Waterlife,[6] Welcome to Pine Point, [7][8][9] Bear 71,[10][11] God's Lake Narrows[12] and The Test Tube With David Suzuki.[13]

Prior to joining the NFB, McLaughlin worked at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation as a director of digital programming. From 2000 to 2005 he was the executive producer of CBC Radio 3 and managed content creation for the group’s collection of web sites and radio programs.[14][15][16] CBC Radio 3 won a Webby Award for Best Broadband site in 2003 and the People Choice Webby Awards in the Radio and Broadband categories.[17]

McLaughlin’s long time collaborator is Loc Dao. Under the company name Subject Matter Inc., the pair worked with filmmaker Katerina Cizek to develop the web site Filmmaker in Residence, which won the Webby Award for Best Documentary Series in 2008.[9][18]

References

  1. ↑ "IDFA Doclab Profiles". Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  2. ↑ "Postmedia Network Appoints Rob McLaughlin Editor-in-Chief of two Saskatchewan Newspapers and Deputy Publisher of StarPhoenix". Reuters. March 23, 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  3. ↑ "Editor-in-Chief, deputy publisher". Saskatoon StarPhoenix. March 24, 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  4. ↑ "10 things to keep in mind for producing cross-platform media". Julie Matlin, NFB Blog, Dec. 1 2010. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  5. ↑ Walsh, Barry (June 25, 2010). "NFB, ARTE announce webdoc collaboration". Realscreen. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  6. ↑ "Waterlife: An Interactive Documentary". The Pixel Report. December 9, 2010. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  7. ↑ Anderson, Kelly (January 26, 2011). "NFB announces new web doc". Realscreen. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  8. ↑ Monk, Katherine (May 7, 2011). "Welcome to Pine Point wins two Webby awards". Victoria Times Colonist.
  9. 1 2 "NFB webdoc Welcome to Pine Point a two-time Webby winner". National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  10. ↑ "Where Bear 71 Came From". Carolyne Weldon, NFB Blog, September 18, 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  11. ↑ Martel, Lynn (March 8, 2012). "NFB interactive documentary stars Rockies' grizzly". Pique Newsmagazine. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  12. ↑ "Webby awards honour NFB, girls say video". CBC News. May 1, 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  13. ↑ "Gemini Award Winners in News,Sports, Documentary, Lifestyle and Reality Announced". Broadcaster Magazine. August 31, 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  14. ↑ Whyte, Murray (May 7, 2004). "CBC Radio walks on wild side". Toronto Star. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  15. ↑ Gill, Alexandra (January 19, 2004). "Indie music and beyond". Globe and Mail. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  16. ↑ "Photo | CBC Radio 3 Staff 2004". Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  17. ↑ "Webby Awards 2003". Webby Awards. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  18. ↑ "A Mention in the Globe and Mail". Kat Cizek, Filmmaker in Residence Blog, May 7, 2008. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
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