I’m Olivia Bowden, a Toronto-based journalist covering social justice, equity, and underrepresented communities. My reporting documents systemic inequities and the structures that sustain them.

Featured Experience

Freelance Journalist
September 2024-Present

CBC News (Web, TV and Radio Reporter)
August -December 2020, March 2023-September 2024

CTV News (Reporter and Producer)
September 2022-March 2023

The Canadian Association of Journalists (Board Member)
June 2021-January 2022

The Toronto Star (Staff Reporter)
January 2021-September 2022

Global News (Lifestyle Reporter)
November 2019-July 2020

Yahoo Canada (Homepage Editor)
January 2019-November 2019

Internships
The Canadian Press (2018)
iPolitics (2017)
The Ottawa Citizen (2016)
The Financial Post (2015)
NextHome (2015)

Education

Carleton University (Master of Journalism)
2015-2017

Queen's University (Bachelor of Arts, Honours in History)
2011-2015

Queen's University (Certificate in Sexual and Gender Studies)
2011-2015

Fellowships, Certifications and Awards

Essential Skills for Rising Newsroom Leaders
The Poynter Institute, April 2023

RNAO Media Awards (Best Online Story 2020)

FASPE Fellowship for the Study of Professional Ethics
September 2019