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David Skok

CEO & Editor-in-Chief

Before founding The Logic in 2018, David Skok was the associate editor and head of editorial strategy at the Toronto Star. He has also served as the managing editor and vice-president of digital for the Boston Globe, and as the co-creator and director of digital for Global News. David is a leading thinker on digital transformation who co-published a seminal paper on disruption in the news industry with the Harvard Business School professor Clayton M. Christensen. David sits on the advisory board for the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University and has served as a juror for the Pulitzer Prizes in journalism.

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Articles by David Skok

COVID-19 roundup: Federal government announces $82-billion aid package

https://thelogic.co/news/covid-19-roundup-federal-government-announces-82-billion-aid-package/

By Fatima Syed, Catherine McIntyre, Jordan Timm and David Skok | Mar 18, 2020

It includes targeted financial benefits and deferring tax collection for workers and businesses

Letter from the editor: Canadian business faces a crisis; Ottawa needs to take extraordinary measures

https://thelogic.co/commentary/letter-from-the-editor-canadian-business-faces-a-crisis-ottawa-needs-to-take-extraordinary-measures/

By David Skok | Mar 16, 2020

Germany and Sweden have set an example Ottawa should follow in helping SMEs face the shock of COVID-19

Letter from the editor: It feels like Lehman again

https://thelogic.co/commentary/letter-from-the-editor-it-feels-like-lehman-again/

By David Skok | Mar 14, 2020

As the CEO of a startup, it’s been a sombre few days

Letter from the editor: Why I’m not afraid of The New York Times

https://thelogic.co/commentary/letter-from-the-editor-why-im-not-afraid-of-the-new-york-times/

By David Skok | Mar 2, 2020

The publication’s model can be replicated with patient capital, a great product and strong brand identity

Letter from the editor: A former premier’s premonition

https://thelogic.co/commentary/letter-from-the-editor-a-former-premiers-premonition/

By David Skok | Feb 29, 2020

How Peter Lougheed predicted our current predicament

Letter from the editor: Amazon and the new Gilded Age

https://thelogic.co/commentary/letter-from-the-editor-amazon-and-the-new-gilded-age/

By David Skok | Feb 15, 2020

A Frontline documentary portrays the company as both a symbol of the American dream and a threat to it

Letter from the editor: The man who saw tomorrow’s disruption

https://thelogic.co/commentary/letter-from-the-editor-the-man-who-saw-tomorrows-disruption/

By David Skok | Feb 10, 2020

Clayton M. Christensen’s insights helped illuminate a path by which journalism can survive—even thrive

Briefing

The Athletic scores a US$50-million raise, now valued at half a billion dollars

https://thelogic.co/briefing/the-athletic-scores-a-us50-million-raise-now-valued-at-half-a-billion-dollars/

By David Skok | Jan 21, 2020

Letter from the editor: The CBC has never been more vital—just not in the way it thinks

https://thelogic.co/commentary/letter-from-the-editor-the-cbc-has-never-been-more-vital-just-not-in-the-way-it-thinks/

By David Skok | Jan 18, 2020

The corporation needs substantial reform if it’s to thrive in the next decade

Briefing

Heritage minister wants CBC to increase local news coverage

https://thelogic.co/briefing/heritage-minister-wants-cbc-to-increase-local-news-coverage/

By David Skok | Dec 31, 2019