Paul McLaughlin

Paul McLaughlin has been a freelance writer and broadcaster and journalism instructor for most of his career. He has worked as a producer and interviewer for CBC Radio and has written for most major Canadian magazines. One of Canada’s leading experts on interviewing, he is the author of the widely used text, Asking Questions: The Art of the Media Interview (also published as How To Interview), and is an interviewing trainer for CBC radio and TV. Paul has taught journalism part-time at Algonquin College, Carleton University, Ryerson University and York University, including courses on interviewing, magazine writing, radio production and documentary making, and journalism ethics. The author of several books, Paul is also an award-winning playwright, and has had his plays produced on stage and on CBC Radio. In addition Paul has worked as a consultant for Canada’s leading forensic accounting firm, and is the editor of the bi-monthly publication, Report On Fraud.