James Travers (journalist)
James Travers (c. 1948 – March 3, 2011)[1] was a Canadian journalist, best known as an editor and political correspondent for the Toronto Star.[1]
Born in Hamilton, Ontario,[1] Travers began his journalism career in 1972 with the Oakville Journal Record in Oakville.[2] He later joined Southam Newspapers, working as a foreign correspondent covering Africa and the Middle East.[3] He served as the editor of the Ottawa Citizen from 1991 to 1996, when he resigned shortly after Southam sold the paper to Hollinger.[2]
He joined the Toronto Star as an editor the following year, later returning to column writing as the paper's national affairs columnist. He won a National Newspaper Award in 2009 for a column titled "The quiet unravelling of Canadian democracy".[1]
Following the announcement of his death, tributes were delivered in the Canadian House of Commons by several political figures, including Stephen Harper, Michael Ignatieff and Bob Rae.[2]
Friends and colleagues of Jim Travers have established a fellowship fund to finance significant foreign reporting projects by Canadian journalists - staffers, freelancers or students - working in any medium. The fund has been established to make an annual award of $25,000 to cover travel, reporting and research expenses and a stipend for a journalist.
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Star columnist Jim Travers dies". Toronto Star, March 3, 2011.
- 1 2 3 "James Travers, celebrated Toronto Star columnist, dead at 62". Winnipeg Free Press, March 3, 2011.
- ↑ "Toronto Star columnist Jim Travers dies". Toronto Sun, March 3, 2011.