Canada's Business and Tech Newsroom

Log In Subscribe

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.

[email protected] https://x.com/dskok

Articles by David Skok

Letter from the editor: What to read, watch and listen to over the holidays

https://thelogic.co/commentary/letter-from-the-editor-what-to-read-watch-and-listen-to-over-the-holidays/

By David Skok | Dec 21, 2019

The Logic’s subscribers suggest their favourites

Letter from the editor: On Big Tech and climate, Brussels flexes its muscles

https://thelogic.co/commentary/on-big-tech-and-climate-brussels-flexes-its-muscles/

By David Skok | Dec 7, 2019

Europe is trying to fill the global leadership vacuum on these two critical files

Briefing

BlackRock senior managing director Mark Wiseman fired after relationship with a co-worker

https://thelogic.co/briefing/blackrock-senior-managing-director-mark-wiseman-fired-after-relationship-with-a-coworker/

By David Skok | Dec 5, 2019

Letter from the editor: Playing pension politics

https://thelogic.co/commentary/letter-from-the-editor-playing-pension-politics/

By David Skok | Nov 23, 2019

The ‘Canadian model’ is one of the country’s most successful exports. It shouldn’t be compromised for the sake of political point-scoring

Letter from the editor: Entering the arena

https://thelogic.co/commentary/letter-from-the-editor-entering-the-arena/

By David Skok | Nov 9, 2019

A few things I’ve learned about what it takes to launch a business

Letter from the editor: The case for 100 million Canadians

https://thelogic.co/commentary/letter-from-the-editor-the-case-for-100-million-canadians/

By David Skok | Oct 26, 2019

It’s worth noting what Canada’s political parties didn’t discuss during the election

Letter from the editor: A vote for Facebook

https://thelogic.co/commentary/letter-from-the-editor-a-vote-for-facebook/

By David Skok | Oct 12, 2019

The Canadian election has been largely free of foreign influence—and we should thank Mark Zuckerberg

Letter from the editor: A campaign that’s ignoring hard truths

https://thelogic.co/commentary/letter-from-the-editor-a-campaign-thats-ignoring-hard-truths/

By David Skok | Sep 28, 2019

The country needs politicians brave enough to share hard truths about where we are, and where we need to go

Letter from the editor: A growing news business

https://thelogic.co/commentary/letter-from-the-editor-a-growing-news-business/

By David Skok | Sep 14, 2019

At a time of so much depressing news about media—cutbacks, the erosion of trust in journalism—it’s important to share good news when we can.

Briefing

Subscription sports publication The Athletic hits half a million subscribers

https://thelogic.co/briefing/subscription-sports-publication-the-athletic-hits-half-a-million-subscribers/

By David Skok | Jul 29, 2019