Jesse Brown | |
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&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Jesse_Brown_on_Canadaland_in_2013.jpg) Brown on his program Canadaland in 2013 | |
| Born | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | McGill University[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, media personality, businessperson |
| Known for | Reporting on the trial of Jian Ghomeshi, Canadaland |
| Website | CANADALAND |
Jesse Benjamin Brown is a Canadian journalist, media personality, and businessperson. In 2013, he founded the Canadaland podcast that grew into a podcasting company.
Brown's 2014 investigative reports with Kevin Donovan, published by the Toronto Star, focused on various women who claimed to have endured non-consensual violent conduct and workplace sexual harassment from Canadian radio and television personality Jian Ghomeshi.[2][3] Ghomeshi was later acquitted of all charges at his trial.
- ^ "The man behind Canadaland". McGill Alumni. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ^ Brown, Jesse (26 October 2014). "CBC fires Jian Ghomeshi over sex allegations". Toronto Star. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ Brown, Jesse (29 October 2014). "Jian Ghomeshi: 8 women accuse former CBC host of violence, sexual abuse or harassment". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2 November 2014.