The Logic to expand Canadian biz coverage

The Logic managing editor Jordan Timm sent out the following on Friday:

Our subscribers have told us that while they value The Logic’s coverage of Canadian tech and innovation, they’re also eager to see us deliver more reporting and analysis of corporate Canada, on Bay Street and beyond.

So I am thrilled to share the news that our executive editor, April Fong, is taking on some exciting new responsibilities in our newsroom.

In the months ahead, April will lead our expansion into broader coverage of Canadian business—finance, M&A, corporate law and the C-suite decision-making that shapes Canada’s economy and the working lives of people across the country.

I can’t imagine a person better suited to lead this effort. It’s a role in which April will draw on her wealth of experience as a business editor, from her time in China through her work at the Financial Post and BNN Bloomberg, not to mention her many accomplishments at The Logic, where she has always been an advocate for our coverage of public companies and markets, and for chasing big stories and big interviews.

Her first priority will be to lead the development of our strategy in this area. We can’t cover the waterfront—and that has never been The Logic’s approach to serving its readers. We will be thoughtful, we will be selective and we will be innovative.

In addition to overseeing our coverage in this area as it grows, April will herself work to increase The Logic’s profile with audiences on Bay Street and in boardrooms across the country. She has already established herself as one of the faces and voices of The Logic, through her many appearances on event stages. She will expand her work leading thoughtful conversations with executives and decision-makers, both in events and in our publication.

As part of this effort, April will launch and chair something new at The Logic: an editorial board.

The country’s business leaders are increasingly asking us for opportunities to have broad discussions with our reporters and editors about the issues of the day. Our editorial board will offer them those opportunities, giving us another forum for our journalism.

This is not a step towards The Logic publishing more opinion journalism. The board will not be writing unsigned editorials in the newspaper tradition, and we have no plans to start publishing contributed op-eds. But we may use some editorial board conversations in our reporting.

April will continue to play a key leadership role in shaping our editorial direction, and in crafting newsroom strategy and policy. In the coming weeks she will take the lead in developing a policy to govern the use of AI in our newsroom.

I want to take a moment to emphasize everything April has accomplished in our newsroom to date. She has led our award-winning flagship newsletter, established and directed editorial franchises, managed the copy and production desks, been the newsroom lead on event strategy and played a key role in hiring and professional development—all while helping shape the overall editorial and strategic direction of the newsroom. Since she joined The Logic I have relied on her in countless ways as a partner, and I am beyond excited to have her take the lead on these new projects.

Please join me in offering April a very well-deserved round of congratulations.

– Jordan