Gary Mason (journalist)

Gary Mason is a Canadian journalist. He currently is the national affairs columnist for The Globe and Mail, covering events in western Canada. A graduate of Langara College's journalism program, he started his career with the Victoria Times Colonist before moving to the Vancouver Sun, where he worked for nineteen years.[1][2] Mason was hired by the Globe as part of an effort to expand the publication to British Columbia readers in 2005; his familiarity to local readers was a factor in his hiring.[3] In 2015, he received the Bruce Hutchison Lifetime Achievement Award. [4]

He is the co-author of John Furlong's memoir, Patriot Hearts: Inside the Games that Changed a Country.[5]

References
  1. "Gary Mason". Outstanding Alumni. Langara College. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  2. "Gary Mason". Authors - The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  3. Leaf, Aaron (Spring 2006). "Mission Possible". Ryerson Review of Journalism. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  4. "Globe columnist Gary Mason receives Lifetime Achievement Award". News Media Canada. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  5. Makin, Bob (September 27, 2012). "Furlong's co-author Mason says he was told nothing about Burns Lake". The Tyee. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
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