David P Ball

Award-Winning Multimedia Reporter & Photojournalist

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Tag Archives: Politics

In more than a decade of journalism, political and social issues have been a central focus of my work.

From award-recognized coverage of missing and murdered aboriginal women, to reporting from the election campaign trenches at the federal, provincial and municipal levels, my work has been published in the National Post, Toronto Star, The Tyee, Briarpatch, THIS Magazine, and Vancouver Observer.

Below are some samples from my politics portfolio.

Classroom warriors: Victoria’s high school activists

January 31, 2002by David P. Ball Leave a comment

In December, the Martlet went behind the scenes to find out how strong high school activism is in Victoria and whether it is here to stay

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The Martlet newspaper

Buy Nothing Day looks at deeper issues

November 29, 2001by David P. Ball Leave a comment

Last Friday was Buy Nothing Day, a day to take a break from shopping at to reflect on consumer culture. But Buy Nothing Day goes deeper than that

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The Martlet newspaper

Organic farm tour on Salt Spring helps forge political united front

June 24, 2001by David P. Ball Leave a comment

Delegates to the Organic World Congress from Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka visited three organic farms on Salt Spring, and came away resolved to form a united political front against genetic engineering and corporate agri-business

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Gulf Islands Driftwood newspaper

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About David P. Ball

I BELIEVE IN JOURNALISTS' DUTY TO INFORM, IMPACT & DEFEND DEMOCRACY

I am a reporter with CBC News, Canada's public broadcaster, in Vancouver.

I have experience in podcasting, radio and video storytelling, photojournalism, investigative & digital news.

BYLINES:

CBC. Toronto Star. Agence France-Presse. Globe & Mail. VICE. The Guardian. The Tyee. National Post. South China Morning Post. Times of India.

Previously B.C. correspondent for Agence France-Presse, the world's oldest news service, I also worked in the Toronto Star's B.C. bureau for four years, have hosted podcasts for CFRO 100.5fm and Cited Media, and did investigative and enterprise journalism at TheTyee.ca.

My work has been published in the Globe & Mail, The Guardian, National Post, South China Morning Post, VICE, Le Monde, and the Times of India — and won awards from the Canadian Association of Journalists, Jack Webster Foundation, and Canadian Journalism Foundation.

CAJ Award-Winner & Multiple Finalist

Webster Award Award-Winner & Finalist

CJF Co-winner

Search my reporting:

Published in over 100 publications, reaching more than 1.5 billion readers worldwide:

• Globe & Mail
• Toronto Star
• Agence France-Presse
• The Guardian
• National Post
• New York Post
• Daily Mail UK
• VICE
• Ottawa Sun & QMI chain
• iPolitics
• Huffington Post
• Hamilton Spectator
• 24 Hours
• The Tyee
• Georgia Straight
• Xtra!
• Windspeaker
• Extract: Pipeline anthology chapter

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MY PHOTOJOURNALISM:
Published in the Globe & Mail, The Province, New York Post, CBC News, Toronto Star, National Post, Bild am Sonntag (DE), Arsenal Pulp Press, Georgia Straight, Tricity News


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