Two Young-ish Writers

17. Martin Bauman (Victoria-based Writer and Journalist)

Martin Bauman is a Victoria-based journalist who has written for the Globe and Mail, Calgary Herald, the Canadian Premier League’s official website, among many other places. As host of the “Story Untold” podcast, which features in-depth conversation with artists, athletes, and adventurers from across the world, his multimedia work extends well past the world of writing. He is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario and Fanshawe College. In 2020, he also graduated from the University of Victoria with a Master’s of Fine Arts degree. In this episode, we discuss his 2016 bike ride across Canada in support of mental health, travel writing, interviewing and the interviewing process among much more. You can follow Martin on Twitter at @martin_bauman

16. Spencer Colby (Photojournalist, Photo Editor at The Charlatan and The Pigeon)

Spencer Colby is the photo editor at Carleton University’s independent student newspaper, The Charlatan, and at The Pigeon. Based in Ottawa, his work specializes in news, sports, and events—specifically, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, his past projects include chronicling lockdown measures in both Ottawa and the Netherlands. Last month, Spencer was awarded as 2021 Student Photojournalist of the Year by Canadian University Press. In this episode, we discuss how Spencer got into photography, the challenges and misconceptions of the medium, and the mentorship he has received at Room Up Front—a Canadian photojournalist mentorship program for Black, Indigenous, and Peoples of Colour. We also chat about his work covering lockdown measures due to COVID in Canada and the Netherlands, and the differences in covering a news event rather than a sports game from a photo perspective. You can follow Spencer on Twitter (@Spencesphotos) or Instagram (@spencesphotography).

15. Bailey Martens (Features Editor at The Ubyssey)

Bailey Martens is a Features Editor at The Ubyssey, the University of British Columbia’s student newspaper. Previously, she’s worked at the Huffington Post, and written for outlets including the National Post, the CBC, and Canadaland. She is also one of three nominees for “Student Journalist of the Year” at the John H. McDonald Awards at the annual country-wide NASH student journalism conference on February 21st. In this episode, we discuss her reaction to being nominated as student journalist of the year after working in student print for years, misconceptions about student journalists, the importance of Twitter for young writers, and her work reporting on vulnerable communities and sharing her own story as someone living with a chronic illness. You can follow Bailey on Twitter at @Miss_BaileyMae

14. Anderson Haigler (University of San Diego Grad, Communications at USD Athletics)

Anderson Haigler is an award-winning journalist and 2020 graduate of the University of San Diego. He’s written for the San Diego Union-Tribune, and spent three years at his student paper, The USD Vista, where his sports and news reporting was recognized for awards four times by the California College Media Association and San Diego Society of Professional Journalists. Currently, he’s a Communications Assistant at USD Athletics where he covers a variety of college sports for the University of San Diego. In this episode, Anderson breaks down what its like graduating and freelancing during a pandemic, and having first first freelance piece, "Senior Moments Denied," get published at the beginning of COVID-19 in a newspaper he grew up reading as a child.  We also discuss how serving as an arts and culture editor at his student paper helped him become a better all-around journalist, the differences between Communications/PR writing vs. Journalism, and his hometown San Diego Padres baseball club. You can follow Anderson on Twitter at @ahaigler5

13. Samantha McCabe (Vancouver-based Freelancer)

Samantha McCabe is a Vancouver-based freelance writer who has written for a variety of outlets, including the Globe and Mail, the Walrus, and the Tyee. A 2019 graduate of the University of British Columbia, and alum of the Ubyssey, she won Student Journalist of the Year at the 2019 National Student Journalism Conference. Outside of university, she’s also worked as a reporter for the Southeast Asia Globe in Cambodia, and at the Globe and Mail—where, in the run up to the 2019 federal election, she pitched and developed the idea for the Globe’s election newsletter. In this interview, Sam and I discuss her work reporting on sexualized violence, how a three-part investigative series came to be in 2018 examining UBC's sexual assault policy, and many of her other articles in her young (but incredibly brilliant!) journalism career. You can follow Samantha on Twitter at @sam_mccabage