Rob McLaughlin explained

Rob McLaughlin
Occupation:	Journalist, producer
Nationality:	Canadian

Rob McLaughlin is a Canadian journalist and digital media producer who is currently the executive producer of the National Film Board of Canada's Digital Studio in Vancouver. McLaughlin was announced as the head of the NFB studio in May 2016, having previously served as Director of Digital Content and Strategy at the NFB from 2008–2011. ^{[1] [2]}

From 2011 until his return to the NFB, he was the Regional Vice President of Editorial for all of Postmedia's newspapers in Western Canada as well as was Editor-in-Chief of two newspapers in Saskatchewan, the Saskatoon StarPhoenix and the Regina Leader-Post.^{[3] [4]}

In his first stint with NFB, McLaughlin was responsible for the strategy and production of many of its pioneering interactive documentary projects (http://www.nfb.ca/interactive) including Waterlife,^[5] Welcome to Pine Point,^{[6] [7] [8]} Bear 71,^{[9] [10]} God's Lake Narrows^[11] and The Test Tube With David Suzuki.^[12]

Prior to joining the NFB, McLaughlin worked at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation as a director of digital programming. From 2000 to 2005 he was the executive producer of CBC Radio 3 and managed content creation for the group’s collection of web sites and radio programs.^{[13] [14] [15]} CBC Radio 3 won a Webby Award for Best Broadband site in 2003 and the People Choice Webby Awards in the Radio and Broadband categories.^[16]

McLaughlin had first worked with the NFB under the company name Subject Matter Inc. and collaborated with Katerina Cizek to develop the NFB website Filmmaker in Residence, which won the Webby Award for Best Documentary Series in 2008.^[17]

References

1. News: Rob McLaughlin returns to the NFB. Alcinii. Daniele. 3 May 2016. Reelscreen. Brunico Communications. 10 May 2016.
2. Web site: IDFA Doclab Profiles. 19 November 2012.
3. News: Postmedia Network Appoints Rob McLaughlin Editor-in-Chief of two Saskatchewan Newspapers and Deputy Publisher of StarPhoenix. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006124421/http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/23/idUS213196+23-Mar-2011+BW20110323. dead. October 6, 2014. 19 November 2012. Reuters. March 23, 2011.
4. News: Editor-in-Chief, deputy publisher. 19 November 2012. Saskatoon StarPhoenix. March 24, 2011.
5. News: Waterlife: An Interactive Documentary. 19 November 2012. The Pixel Report. December 9, 2010.
6. News: Anderson. Kelly. NFB announces new web doc. 19 November 2012. Realscreen. January 26, 2011.
7. News: Monk. Katherine. Welcome to Pine Point wins two Webby awards. Victoria Times Colonist. May 7, 2011.
8. Web site: NFB webdoc Welcome to Pine Point a two-time Webby winner. National Film Board of Canada. 19 November 2012.
9. Web site: Where Bear 71 Came From. Carolyne Weldon, NFB Blog, September 18, 2012 . 19 November 2012.
10. News: Martel. Lynn. NFB interactive documentary stars Rockies' grizzly. 19 November 2012. Pique Newsmagazine. March 8, 2012.
11. News: Webby awards honour NFB, girls say video. 19 November 2012. CBC News. May 1, 2012.
12. News: Gemini Award Winners in News,Sports, Documentary, Lifestyle and Reality Announced. 19 November 2012. Broadcaster Magazine. August 31, 2011.
13. News: Whyte. Murray. CBC Radio walks on wild side. 10 December 2012. Toronto Star. May 7, 2004.
14. News: Gill. Alexandra. Indie music and beyond. 19 November 2012. Globe and Mail. January 19, 2004.
15. Web site: Photo CBC Radio 3 Staff 2004. 19 November 2012.
16. Web site: Webby Awards 2003. Webby Awards. 19 November 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121022171405/http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/current.php?season=7. 22 October 2012.
17. Web site: A Mention in the Globe and Mail. Kat Cizek, Filmmaker in Residence Blog, May 7, 2008. 19 November 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304140048/http://filmmakerinresidence.nfb.ca/blog/?p=137. 4 March 2016.