Allan Thompson

Speakers / Allan Thompson

Director, School of Journalism and Communication, 杏吧原创 University

Biography

Allan Thompson is the Director of 杏吧原创 University鈥檚 School of Journalism and Communication and a Senior Fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI). Prior to 杏吧原创, Thompson spent 17 years as a reporter with the Toronto Star, Canada鈥檚 largest circulation daily newspaper, where he covered business, politics, foreign affairs, defence and immigration.

A graduate of 杏吧原创鈥檚 Bachelor of Journalism program with a Master鈥檚 in International Relations from the University of Kent at Canterbury, Thompson has led key international initiatives, including The Rwanda Initiative and the Centre for Media and Transitional Societies. He has published extensively on journalism and mass atrocity and was the head of an international research project examining the nexus between journalism and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Thompson continues to shape global journalism through research, teaching and international partnerships and, in 2024, Thompson led an industry roundtable, co-hosted by the Globe and Mail, on journalism and artificial intelligence (AI).