Journalist Linden MacIntyre of CBC's The Fifth Estate Linden MacIntyre has been a co-host of CBC television's seminal investigative documentary program The Fifth Estate since 1990 and is widely considered one of the best investigative journalists we have in this country. The acclaim is with good reason - MacIntyre has been instrumental to a number of landmark cases in Canada. To take just one example, it was largely as a result of his investigative work through The Fifth Estate, that interest was revived in the wrongful conviction case of Stephen Truscott. His reporting efforts have earned him nine Gemini awards, including three Gordon Sinclair Awards, the distinction given for the best overall broadcast journalist.
Linden MacIntyre started off his journalism career as a newspaper reporter, working in Halifax, Ottawa and Cape Breton, before joining the CBC in 1976. One of his first roles at the CBC was hosting a Halifax based current affairs program called The MacIntyre File during which he successfully initiated a precedent setting legal action which clarified the public's right to access court documents relating to search warrants.
Linden MacIntyre started off his journalism career as a newspaper reporter, working in Halifax, Ottawa and Cape Breton, before joining the CBC in 1976. One of his first roles at the CBC was hosting a Halifax based current affairs program called The MacIntyre File during which he successfully initiated a precedent setting legal action which clarified the public's right to access court documents relating to search warrants.
Between 1981 and 1986, MacIntyre worked for CBC's ground-breaking national current affairs program, The Journal, and started covering stories abroad, acting as a foreign correspondent throughout the world, including reporting from the Middle East, Central America and the USSR.
But perhaps most impressive about Linden is that his talents as a storyteller go beyond his excellent work as a journalist. MacIntyre has also turned his hand to exploring the human condition through fiction, and has authored three best-selling novels, including his 2009 novel The Bishop's Man for which he won the Giller Prize.
In our conversation Linden touches on his formative years growing up in rural Cape Breton, his early days as a muckraking newspaper reporter, and his thoughts on the challenges facing journalism and the critical role that public service broadcasting plays in sustaining an open and democratic society.
Hope you enjoy it, listen right below, and remember for all of our interviews, you can always subscribe to our podcast.
But perhaps most impressive about Linden is that his talents as a storyteller go beyond his excellent work as a journalist. MacIntyre has also turned his hand to exploring the human condition through fiction, and has authored three best-selling novels, including his 2009 novel The Bishop's Man for which he won the Giller Prize.
In our conversation Linden touches on his formative years growing up in rural Cape Breton, his early days as a muckraking newspaper reporter, and his thoughts on the challenges facing journalism and the critical role that public service broadcasting plays in sustaining an open and democratic society.
Hope you enjoy it, listen right below, and remember for all of our interviews, you can always subscribe to our podcast.
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