Gillian Findlay

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Gillian Findlay is a Canadian television journalist who has worked for the CBC and ABC. [1] She studied history and literature at Simon Fraser University and she holds a diploma in broadcast journalism from the British Columbia Institute of Technology. [1]

In the 90s, Findlay worked as a foreign correspondent for CBC and later ABC, in countries such as former Yugoslavia, Somalia, Russia, South Africa, and Israel. [1] She also worked as a Middle East correpsondent for ABC. [1]

She has been seen in such programs as CBC News: Disclosure and The Fifth Estate, [1] and was a guest host on CBC Radio's journalism series As It Happens . [2]

In July 2020, Findlay responded to allegations by former CBC producer Dexter Brown that she had used the n-word in meetings in April 2019 whilst discussing the screening of a documentary about racial issues. [3] Ms. Findlay issued a statement that she had no recollection of using the n-word, but apologized in the event she had done so. [3]

On April 14, 2023, Findlay stated on her Twitter account that, after more than 30 years, she would be leaving the CBC. In a letter to friends and colleagues, she wrote: "I am leaving the CBC because I have been unable to negotiate a remote work arrangement that is acceptable to me or in keeping with arrangements afforded peers." Finlay was scheduled to retire at the end of July 2023. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Gillian Findlay - The Fifth Estate Hosts". CBC. Archived from the original on 14 March 2021.
  2. ↑ "Scientists don't know if this 18,000-year-old frozen puppy is a wolf or a dog". CBC Radio As It Happens. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  3. 1 2 Nicholson, Katie; Antle, Rob; Ho, Jason. "Black journalist who witnessed N-word used in Fifth Estate meeting calls for broader change at CBC Social Sharing". CBC News. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  4. ↑ Knight, Chris (2023-04-17). "Gillian Findlay leaving CBC after remote-work discussions turn sour". The National Post . Retrieved 2023-04-17.


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