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Don Martin is known among the public for being a television broadcast host and journalist in Canada. He appears regularly on the show, The Power Play which airs on the CTV News Channel. He became a part of the show in 2010, when Tom Clark said goodbye to his profession. Before he got his post on CTV, Don worked as a political editor for the National Post and Calgary Herald.

Personal Life & Education

Don Martin received an education in journalism at Ryerson University. In 1978, Martin moved to Calgary for a new job opportunity. At the Calgary Herald newspaper, Martin served as a summer intern. It was a humble start to the beginning of his journalism career. The job allowed Martin to learn the lifestyle of the job and get comfortable with how things were run in the industry.

Even at the start of his career, Martin always looked fresh and sharp as he covered his assignments. Politics quickly became his favorite field of interest. He enjoyed writing about the relationships between politicians and the social issues that they tried to solve or manipulate.

Martin has a strong reputation among the Canadian audience for his excellent political programs. His fans even catch archived episodes of his TV show on CTV’s On Demand service. Some of the messages he has delivered in the past still have relevance in today’s landscape.

Martin is one of the best and most successful journalists who has captured political stories for over 32 years. When Martin was offered a job at CTV, he accepted the offer without any hesitation. He had nothing to lose by leaving his editor jobs he was doing for newspapers. He knew that he had to take the next step in his career. He knew that his personality would be suitable for TV and there were things that he would not be able to express if he was confined to just being a print journalist. Getting on TV gave him more power and visibility. The spotlight would give him confidence to express his true self.

Martin is an award-winning journalist that reaches wide range of demographics from teachers to executives, realtors, share brokers, bank executives, and ordinary people. His humorous and pleasing style of talking has always inspired people. His audience have confidence in his commentary because he has a unique expertise in dealing with various political subjects.

Career

Don’s career was very successful which was highlighted with awards for all of the effort and work he put in the industry. Being a beloved journalist, he brings every current event and updates to his viewers. Martin interprets the information in his unique style which allows his audience easily understand and consume the news that he is presenting.

Don enjoys interviewing people and enjoys listening to how they answer his questions that can be tough at times. Don likes to interview a wide range of people does not like to focus on a specific industry. He doesn’t like to be serious all the time and prefers to sprinkle humor into his interviews. Most of his conversations are filled with fun tidbits that viewers did not previously know about the interview subject. Don likes to keep his interviews dynamic and tries to avoid getting into small talk. He wants to stay away from the surface level conversation so that he can really learn about the person he is speaking to.

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There was a major turning point in Martin’s life when he appeared on a show called Power and Politics which aired on the CBC channel. He had a dispute with a man named Duffy who called him a “faker” for not publicly supporting the military. The two got into an on air altercation when Don flexed over Duffy’s table. Don sticks to his personal political values and did not like Duffy trying to exploit his views for attention.

Martin also made big news when he wrote a piece about political <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Kent">candidate</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Kent">Arthur Kent</a> which was published in the National Post and Calgary Herald. The article came out during the 2008 Alberta provincial election. In a trial judgement that was ruled eight years later, the article by Martin was <a href="https://www.canlii.org/en/ab/abqb/doc/2016/2016abqb314/2016abqb314.html">ruled as defamatory</a>. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Kent">Kent</a> claimed that the article was a “hit piece” that was intended to hurt his campaign when he ran for office. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Kent">Kent</a> sued because he felt the article tried to sway voters and force the public to have a negative opinion about him by using false reporting. He wanted justice against Martin for trying to damage his career. He also went after the newspapers that published Martin’s article and allowed it to stay online for many years without retracting it.

In Martin’s defense, his team claimed that article was not defamatory. They said that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Kent">Kent</a> was running a negative campaign that deserved and warranted criticism from the media. They also tried to protect themselves by saying that the article was an opinion piece which gave it lawful protections. Martin’s team denied any malice and claimed that he was justified in his opinion because of the research that he conducted before writing the article.

The court ruled in favor of Kent and awarded him a large sum of money. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Kent">Kent</a> won $200,000 in damages from Martin and his publishers. It was a big and negative hit on Martin’s reputation. It was speculated that the court was tired of the media trying to influence elections. Even if it wasn’t Martin’s intention, his article seemed like it was a tool to manipulate instead of a tool to inform. If the case took place at a different time, the ruling may have different. Martin was unlucky because the case came at time where people were being extra careful about propaganda and political journalism.

Awards

As a successful and award-winning journalist, Don has gained world class recognition. He has been the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Martin_(journalist)">recipient</a> of many awards. In 2012, Don was recognized by the Public Policy Forum of Canada and he was nominated for the Peter Lougheed Award for his journalism work.

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