Joey Coleman - Independent Journalist

Our guest speaker today is Joey Coleman.  Joey is Canada’s first crowdfunded local journalist, covering all things Hamilton with a specific focus on civic affairs.  He covers every single Council, committee, and major sub-committee meetings.  In addition he covers Police Services Board and the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board.  Born and raised in Hamilton as a ward of the children’s aid society, Joey credits the East Hamilton Boys and Girls Club with providing a positive and impactful set of experiences.  Follow a three year term in the military, Joey attended university and became active in student politics.  He joined McLean’s magazine covering higher education  and worked for the Globe and Mail prior to assuming his current role as an independent journalist. Joey is of the opinion that journalism is moving to a more public service aspect and away from sensationalism and appealing to advertisers and is in fact a pioneer in this movement.