Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Martin Regg Cohn is a political columnist for the Toronto Star, Canada's largest daily newspaper. A foreign correspondent for 11 years, he ran the Star’s Middle East and Asia bureaus, reporting from more than 40 countries — ranging from Afghanistan to Yemen. He was also Foreign Editor, a world affairs columnist, and covered national politics from Ottawa. Nominated five times for the National Newspaper Award, he also received an Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada fellowship to research Islam in Indonesia, and won the Amnesty International Canada Media Award for his coverage from Sudan. He is a Senior Fellow at Toronto Metropolitan University, and a Senior Fellow at the University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. A native of Montreal, he majored in economics at King's College and Dalhousie University. In addition to regular appearances on television, he speaks at public events. His political column appears three times a week in the Toronto Star, and online at: www.thestar.com/authors.cohn_martin_regg.html Specialties: Ontario and Canadian politics, world affairs, public speaking.
Political columnist for the Toronto Star: http://on.thestar.com/reggcohn
Founder and host of the TMU Democracy Forum.
Founder and host of the TMU Democracy Forum.
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Wrote a weekly world affairs column; responsible for commentary on the Op-ed (Opinions) page of the Toronto Star and on its online platform, thestar.com
Launched a stand-alone daily World News section for the Toronto Star; managed the foreign staff, including a network of bureaus abroad and foreign desk operations.
Responsibility for local coverage in Canada's biggest metropolitan newspaper, directing 2006 municipal election coverage.