Valérie Ouellet
@valerie_ouellet
Senior Data Journalist @CBCNews Investigative Unit | Teacher @JournalismTMU | Mentor @caj | 2022-23 William Southam Journalism Fellow @MasseyCollege | Bilingue
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/investigates/author/valerie-ouellet-1.4384547 25-05-2010 19:49:09
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Let me give you the TLDR version of how the convo went with editors when Tom Cardoso and I pitched Secret Canada: 'Okay so, we want to go all in — LIKE ALL IN — on a massive policy issue: access to information. And we'll need a year and a half to do it. Oh! And a full team...
Personal news: I am one of 67 journalists in Canada selected for the Canadian Association of Journalists Spring 2024 Mentorship Program! I am incredibly honoured and excited to work with Christopher Cheung ✍️ for six weeks to explore and challenge food journalism in Toronto. caj.ca/caj-spring-202… (1/4)
More in our ‘Paid to Stay Home’ investigation with Valérie Ouellet More than a third of suspended police officers in Ontario faced allegations of gender-based violence. Some victims are sergeants and constables themselves. cbc.ca/news/canada/ot…
I am so proud to see these stories recognized by the CJF-FJC and for the teams that helped bring them to the page, especially editors Mark Iype The Globe and Mail, Carmine Starnino The Walrus and Matthew McKnight WIRED
Wrapped up an amazing two years at The Logic last week!
My next chapter will be newsletters at the Toronto Star, starting in May. So jazzed to join this team 😸💙
Just found out some incredible news that our Surviving Hate series Humber College StoryLab is a finalist for the CJF Jackman Award for Excellence in Journalism. Congrats team and all who were nominated! David Weisz Martha Troian Kunal Chaudhary Janice Saji
I am happy to announce the launch of the Mary Ann Shadd Cary Centre for Journalism and Belonging!
shaddcarycentre.com
The ShaddCaryCentre builds on the principles of her legacy, focusing on more inclusive journalism in Canada through research, education & more.
Big congrats to my CBC Toronto colleagues Nicole Brockbank and Shanifa Nasser, named as finalists today for Canadian Association of Journalists awards.
caj.ca/canadian-assoc…
Feeling really proud this morning of the launch of The Local Magazine 's new Art + Money issue, starting with thoughtful pieces by Nick Hune-Brown and Tamara Jones, and brilliant art by Michael DeForge. Much more to come! thelocal.to/spring-2024/
Some news: today is my first day as a senior machine learning engineer at The New York Times!
I'll be working on the new AI Initiatives team in the newsroom to prototype tools, shape standards, and aid reporting. Can't wait to get started!
🚨NEW STORY🚨My CBC London colleague Kate Dubinski didn't only report on the $5.2M in salaries paid to suspended cops by taxpayers in her community --she also got the first reaction from a current police chief to our findings. Our series continues today: cbc.ca/news/canada/lo…
🚨ICYMI🚨Julie Ireton, CBC spent months compiling data on 400+ police officers suspended WITH pay. We know the why, the how long, the how much. Here's what Ontario taxpayers don't know about the 134M$ they spent on officers 'paid to stay home' cbc.ca/newsinteractiv…… #EXCLUSIVE #ddj
🚨ICYMI🚨 Julie Ireton, CBC spent months compiling data on 400+ Ontario police officers suspended WITH pay. Together, we crunched the numbers and wrote the first story of her investigative series 'Paid to stay home'. More to come very soon: cbc.ca/newsinteractiv… #EXCLUSIVE #ddj
Ambitious. Groundbreaking. Impactful. Essential. This project deserves ALL the adjectives because Canadians deserve all the #FOI transparency. Congrats to the whole The Globe and Mail team! #cdnfoi #SecretCanada