Jonathan Sher Email & Phone Number

London, ON, CA

Richmond, Virginia, United States

Research and write articles for the economic development agency of the state of Virginia that are published in the quarterly Virginia Economic Review. Recent articles focused on green energy, supply chain challenges and how the state helps businesses thrive and grow.

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Teaching journalism students to uncover compelling stories that drive change by learning how to acquire, analyze and report data using advanced techniques in demand not only by media but by virtually all industries in a data-driven economy, and by using other investigative techniques to find critical stories that might otherwise remain hidden.

Barrie, Ontario, Canada

Conduct a current state assessment of all communications. Create a strategic plan to rebrand services, strengthen advocacy, make greater use of social media and improve external and internal messaging. Build greater awareness of the critical work done by the Canadian Mental Health Association by sharing the stories of clients, staff and partners.

London, Canada Metropolitan Area

Hired by CBC to investigate and develop a story I uncovered for its award-winning investigative series The Fifth Estate. Wrote a compelling news article, a moving long-form feature and credited as associate producer and story developer for broadcast that aired Feb 18, 2021, work that is re-shaping the national debate about for-profit foster care. Thrilled.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Wrote gripping features as the lead writer for the Registered Nurse Journal that inspired and informed nurses across Ontario.Wrote or edited most internal and external communications, improving the clarity of our key messages and the power of our advocacy, going beyond just media releases to greatly improving budget submissions, policy backgrounders and.

London, Omtario

Two-time finalist for Michener Award for public service journalism in Canada. Two dozen awards in Ontario, including journalist of the year. National Newspaper Awards nominee. Six years before “hallway medicine” became buzzwords, I was the journalist to document the extent to which patients were being placed in unconventional spaces and how the number of.

New Rochelle, New York

Managed staff, operations, programming and news for station in metro New York.Hosted and produced three-hour morning show

Middletown, New York

Wrote, reported, produced and anchored news.

Knoxville, Tennessee

Created a database that exposed systemic racism in the public school system, findings that led the NAACP to demand changes to the ways students were disciplined.

Norwalk, Ohio

Associated Press award for Investigative Reporting

Doctor Of Law (J.D.), Constitutional Law, Race Relations

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Foreign Affairs And History

Activities and Societies: Resident Advisor to first-year students; WUVA, UVA Jazz Ensemble, Pep Band