Donna Logan, University of British Columbia
Journalism Professor Emerita Vancouver, British Columbia dlogan@mail.ubc.ca
Bio/Research
Donna Logan was the UBC Graduate School of Journalism’s Founding Director. She is currently involved in media research projects. She is President of the Canadian Media Research Consortium, a partnership of three graduate programs in Canada: UBC Graduate School of Journalism, York/Ryerson Gradua...
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Bio/Research
Donna Logan was the UBC Graduate School of Journalism’s Founding Director. She is currently involved in media research projects. She is President of the Canadian Media Research Consortium, a partnership of three graduate programs in Canada: UBC Graduate School of Journalism, York/Ryerson Graduate Programme in Culture and Communications and Centre d’йtudes sur les medias, Universitй Laval. Professor Logan”s research interests include media credibility, media management, excellence in journalism and the future of news. In 2004, she led a team of researchers that conducted the first public survey of Canadian attitudes toward the media.
Prior to coming to UBC in the fall of 1997, Professor Logan had an extensive career in print and broadcasting and held several senior executive positions with the CBC. While there, she was Chief Journalist and Managing Editor, National Radio News; Program Director, and then Vice-President of CBC Radio; VP Regional Broadcasting Operations (English/French and Radio/TV); VP Media Accountability and Regional Director for B.C. She is on the boards of the Canadian Journalism Foundation and the Michener Awards for Journalism. Professor Logan also chairs the CAJ excellence in journalism awards committee and has served on numerous juries for journalism awards.
A graduate of Carleton University in political science and journalism, she has been on the advisory boards of several Canadian journalism schools and taught courses and given numerous lectures at Canadian universities and abroad. She serves on the boards of the Canadian Journalism Foundation; the Michener Awards for Journalism; and is Immediate Past President of the Vancouver Forum of the International Women”s Forum (IWF). Professor Logan is also a public speaker and frequent commentator on media issues and policies.
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Prior to coming to UBC in the fall of 1997, Professor Logan had an extensive career in print and broadcasting and held several senior executive positions with the CBC. While there, she was Chief Journalist and Managing Editor, National Radio News; Program Director, and then Vice-President of CBC Radio; VP Regional Broadcasting Operations (English/French and Radio/TV); VP Media Accountability and Regional Director for B.C. She is on the boards of the Canadian Journalism Foundation and the Michener Awards for Journalism. Professor Logan also chairs the CAJ excellence in journalism awards committee and has served on numerous juries for journalism awards.
A graduate of Carleton University in political science and journalism, she has been on the advisory boards of several Canadian journalism schools and taught courses and given numerous lectures at Canadian universities and abroad. She serves on the boards of the Canadian Journalism Foundation; the Michener Awards for Journalism; and is Immediate Past President of the Vancouver Forum of the International Women”s Forum (IWF). Professor Logan is also a public speaker and frequent commentator on media issues and policies.
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