The Faculty of Information and Media Studies
The University of Western Ontario
2007 Clissold Lecture

Christie Blatchford
"From Front Line to Front Page:
A journalist finds stories of bravery,
friendship, life and death"

4:30 pm Tuesday, November 27, 2007
University College, Room 224 (Conron Hall)
The University of Western Ontario
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Globe and Mail reporter Christie Blatchford is a well-known Canadian journalist who has worked for the Toronto Star, the Toronto Sun and the National Post, covering everything from sports and lifestyle to current affairs and crime. In 2006, as a reporter for the Globe and Mail, Blatchford spent time embedded with the Canadian troops during three different assignments to Afghanistan. In her recent book, FIFTEEN DAYS: Stories of Bravery, Friendship, Life and Death from Inside the New Canadian Army, she writes about her experiences in Afghanistan, and about the courageous men and women she met there. View the Poster (pdf, 171KB)

Western News:  Blatchford: 'Objectivity is journalism's false god' (Nov. 28, 2007)