''Ballast'' was a Canadian
website
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about current events and culture. The site was founded in 2012 by Paul Hiebert and Jonathan Hall. Ballast contributors include writers for
The Globe and Mail
''The Globe and Mail'' is a Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in western and central Canada. With a weekly readership of approximately 2 million in 2015, it is Canada's most widely read newspaper on weekdays and Saturdays, although it ...
,
The Awl,
The Walrus,
The CBC
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,
Maclean's
''Maclean's'', founded in 1905, is a Canadian news magazine reporting on Canadian issues such as politics, pop culture, and current events. Its founder, publisher John Bayne Maclean, established the magazine to provide a uniquely Canadian perspe ...
,
The New York Times
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, and others. The site is considered to be the first Canadian site of its kind, modelling itself after
American
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websites such as
The Awl,
Gawker
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, and The Dish. In 2016, former Ballast writer
Andrew Unger started
The Daily Bonnet
''The Daily Bonnet'' is a satirical Mennonite website. It was created by Andrew Unger and launched in May 2016. It features news stories and editorials, with the structure of conventional newspapers, but whose content is contorted to make humoro ...
.
References
External links
*{{official website, http://ballastmag.com
Canadian news websites
Internet properties established in 2012
2012 establishments in Canada