John Barker
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Publishing |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Location | Thompson, Manitoba, Canada |
| Introduction | A long-time print reporter and editor in the daily newspaper and community press franchises, John Barker was among the pioneers in Canadian online journalism as the founding managing editor of The Kingston Net-Times in November 1996. From day one, local stories in the digital newspaper were updated on the fly throughout the day. Barker, who has a master’s degree in history from Queen’s University at Kingston, has worked as a news editor for Northern News Services in Yellowknife in Canada’s Northwest Territories and served as managing editor of the Osprey-owned Port Hope Evening Guide. He also worked as a copy editor and reporter at The Kingston Whig-Standard and did two stints at The Peterborough Examiner. A former chief writer for what was then Ontario Lawyers Weekly, he has also worked for other publications including The Chronicle-Herald in Nova Scotia and The Ottawa Sun. Most recently, he spent slightly more than seven years editing the GVIC Communications Corp. of Vancouver's Glacier Media Group Thompson Citizen and Nickel Belt News in Northern Manitoba. |