Background
Desbarats, Peter Hullett was born on July 2, 1933 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Son of Hullett John and Margaret Ogston (Rettie) Desbarats.
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Desbarats, Peter Hullett was born on July 2, 1933 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Son of Hullett John and Margaret Ogston (Rettie) Desbarats.
Student, Loyola College, Montreal, 1951.
Feature writer The Gazette, Montreal, 1953-1955. Local reporter Reuters, London, 1955. Feature writer The Winnipeg (Canada) Tribune, 1956, legislation reporter, 1957-1960.
Political reporter, feature writer The Montreal Star, 1960-1965. Editor Parallel Magazine, Montreal, 1965. Host nightly news public affairs show Station Canadian Broadcasting Company-television, 1966-1970.
Ottawa editor Toronto Star, 1970-1972. Ottawa bureau chief Global television, 1973-1980. Senior consultant Royal Commission on Newspapers, Ottawa, 1980-1981.
Dean School Journalism University Western Ontario, London, Canada, 1981-1996, associate professor journalism Canada, 1981-1986, professor Canada, 1986-1996, adjunct professor Canada, 2005—2006. Fellow Can West Global, 2007. Faculty, Information and Media Studies University Western Ontario.
Member communications advisory committee Canada commission United Nations Educational. Consultant Task Force on Broadcasting Policy, 1985, Royal Commission Electoral Reform, 1991, House of Commons Broadcasting committee, Ottawa, 2002, others. Director University Club University Western Ontario, 1987, also chair numerous committees.
Member Ontario Task Force Cardiovasc. Sciences, 1991, Canada Observers' Mission to Romania, 1992. Commissioner Commission on Inquiry into Deployment of Canada Forces to Somalia, 1995—1996.
Columnist The Globe and Mail, Toronto, 1997—2002, The Free Press, London, 1998—2002. Former Canada correspondent The National Observer, Washington. MacLean Hunter chair communications ethics Ryerson University, Toronto, 2000—2001.
Member social science and humanities research council Canada adjudication committee Standard Research Grants Program, 2005—2006. Speaker on journalism and the role of the media numerous sites throughout the United States, Canada, overseas.
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Member Ontario Task Force on Cardiovascular Services, 1991, Ontario Citizens Panel on Increasing Organ Donations, 2006—2007. Board directors Performing Arts Center for Today, London, 1993—1995, Orchestra London, 1993—1999, London Museum Archaeology, 1993—2003, vice president, 2001—2003, president, 2003—2005. Member of Society Environmental Journalists (advisory board since 1995), Canada Journalism Foundation (board directors 1997—2005, advisory board 2005-2006, Excellence award since 2007), Canada Civil Liberties Association (board directors 1998—2008), Canada Association Journalists.