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The Globe and Mail Foundation Presents

Editing Democracy

Thanks to everyone who joined us for Editing Democracy on Wednesday, March 11th, for The Globe and Mail Foundation’s inaugural event!

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About the Event

Leading news editors and experts from the UK, US, and Canada, joined us for a timely discussion about the issues, challenges, and opportunities facing news media. They discussed the fight to retain public trust in an age when misinformation threatens so many sources of news we consume daily, and the risks and rewards posed by rapid advances in AI.

The conversation ran for 90 minutes, and took place in front of a live audience at The Globe event space, a stunning venue on the 17th floor overlooking Toronto.

Event details

Date:
Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Time:
7 p.m., Doors at 6:30 p.m.

Location:
The Globe and Mail Centre, Toronto

Speakers

  • Headshot of Sally Buzbee

    Sally Buzbee

    News Editor for the US and Canada, Reuters

    Sally Buzbee is the former executive editor of The Washington Post. Before joining the newsroom in June 2021, Buzbee was executive editor and senior vice president of the Associated Press. Under her leadership, the AP won the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for international reporting for coverage of the war in Yemen.

  • Headshot of Glenda Crisp

    Glenda Crisp

    CEO, The Vector Institute

    Glenda Crisp leads Vector Institute as President and CEO, working with research, industry and government partners to transform AI breakthroughs into meaningful progress and real-world impact across Canada’s economy.

    Glenda is a seasoned data and technology leader with 35 years of experience in enterprise data strategy, advanced analytics and technology leadership, primarily in the financial services industry, both directly for large financial institutions and as a consultant. She has hands-on experience with the development and execution of enterprise data and analytics strategies, leading technology and enterprise architecture functions, and driving remediation of data breaches and ransomware attacks.

  • Headshot of Caspar Llewellyn Smith

    Caspar Llewellyn Smith

    Chief AI Officer, Guardian News & Media

    Caspar Llewellyn Smith is the Chief AI Officer at Guardian News & Media, where he is responsible for exploring the deployment of artificial intelligence across the company. He was previously Chief Product Officer, leading the teams responsible for the development of the Guardian’s website and award-winning apps as well as ground-breaking investigative tools used by the newsroom.

    Prior to that he was a journalist, joining GNM in 2003 to launch a monthly music magazine for the Observer, before becoming the Guardian’s first head of culture. Subsequently he became the editor of theguardian.com and GNM’s other digital platforms and director of digital strategy.  Since 2015, he has also been a member of the executive committee.

  • Phillip Crawley

    Phillip Crawley (Moderator)

    Chair, The Globe and Mail Foundation

    Phillip Crawley is the chair of The Globe and Mail Foundation, and former Publisher and CEO of The Globe and Mail. He retired from that role in 2023 after leading the business through transformational change for 25 years.

Plus, a case study with
Nicholas Hune-Brown
Executive Editor, The Local

Nicholas Hune-Brown is a writer and the Executive Editor of The Local, an online non-profit publication that tells in-depth stories from corners of Toronto too often overlooked. In its first six years, The Local has been recognized as one of the country’s best new journalism outlets, earning some of the industry’s highest honours. As a magazine writer for publications like The Walrus, Toronto Life, and The Guardian, Nicholas has won a number of awards, including multiple National Magazine Awards, the Canadian Association of Journalists award, and the 2022 Hillman Prize.

What the conversation covered

  • How editorial teams make decisions under time pressure and information volatility

  • How newsrooms are responding to misinformation at speed and at scale

  • Where AI is helping, where it is raising risk, and what policies are emerging

  • What “trust” looks like now, and how outlets measure and protect it

Agenda

6:30 p.m.

Doors Open
Registration

7:00 p.m.

Conversation Begins
Moderated panel discussion

8:00 p.m.

Audience Q+A
Interactive question period

8:20 p.m.

Networking Reception
Post-program networking

9:30 p.m.

Event Closes
Thank you

Venue

The Globe and Mail Centre

Located in the King East Design District just minutes from the downtown core, The Globe and Mail Centre offers elegant spaces with panoramic city and lake views from the top floors of the headquarters of Canada's leading news organization.

351 King Street East, 17th Floor, Toronto

Post-event Recording

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