In this episode, we explore the parallels between auditing and investigative journalism, focusing on the importance of exposing corruption and the challenges faced by journalists in today's media landscape. The conversation highlights the decline of investigative reporting, the rise of independent journalism, and the impact of corporate ownership on media bias. The guest shares personal experiences of navigating these challenges while advocating for the underdog and holding power accountable.
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction to the Auditing World
02:00 The Role of Investigative Journalism
06:58 Exposing Corruption in Government
12:03 The Decline of Investigative Reporting
17:59 The Rise of Independent Journalism
22:04 Navigating Bias in Media
28:00 The Impact of Corporate Ownership on Journalism
34:12 The Challenges of Being a Journalist
39:58 Conclusion and Reflections on Journalism
About Sue-Ann Levy:
Sue-Ann Levy built up a loyal readership of both fans and detractors over her 31 years on the political and investigative beats for the Toronto Sun and the Post Media chain of newspapers.
Openly gay and right-of-center politically, Sue-Ann was one of the top read Toronto Sun columnists because of her outspoken opinions, take-no-prisoners writing style and the fearless way with which she tackled the elitists in government, other publicly funded institutions and in the media. She made it her crusade to expose waste and mismanagement, to promote an unpopular cost-cutting agenda and to probe issues no other journalists have dared to tackle.
Her exposes included investigations into the largest social housing company in North America, the homeless and poverty industries, the Pan Am Games, and the unaffordable affordable housing business.
In late August of 2016, Sue-Ann's first book - Underdog: Confessions of a Right-Wing, Gay Jewish Muckraker - was released by Penguin Random House Canada to rave reviews and media coverage across Canada and in such international publications as the Times of Israel.
Sue-Ann is a seasoned pundit and public speaker on a variety of political, gay, Jewish and topical issues and has been asked regularly to appear at conferences and on political panels.
Since her retirement from full-time reporting in 2021, Sue-Ann has freelanced for the independent platform True North, focusing on range of op-ed topics including the education system and the rabid rise in anti-Semitism over the past 19 months.
A seasoned runner, Sue-Ann achieved her dream of running the Jerusalem half-marathon in March of 2018, one of the top five most difficult courses in the world. She divides her time between Toronto, Canada and Delray Beach, Florida with her wife, Denise Alexander and their three politically incorrect dachshunds, Fritzy, Monty and pipsqueak Frida.