Samia Madwar (she/her)
Samia Madwar is a senior editor at The Walrus and has previously held roles at Up Here and Canadian Geographic magazines. She has mentored emerging journalism professionals through programs administered by the Canadian Association of Journalists and the National Media Awards Foundation. Over the past few years, she has judged the Online Journalism Awards, the National Magazine Awards, the American Society of Magazine Editors Awards, the National Newspaper Awards and more. She lives in Toronto.
Robert W. Gehl (he/him)
Robert W. Gehl is a Fulbright scholar and award-winning author whose research focuses on contemporary communication technologies. He received his PhD in Cultural Studies from George Mason University in 2010. Before joining York University as an Ontario Research Chair of Digital Governance for Social Justice, he previously held an endowed research chair at Louisiana Tech. He has published over two dozen articles in journals such as New Media & Society, Communication Theory, Social Media + Society, and Media, Culture and Society. His books include Reverse Engineering Social Media, which won the Nancy Baym Book Award from the Association of Internet Researchers, Weaving the Dark Web, and Social Engineering, and Move Slowly and Build Bridges, published in 2025 by Oxford University Press. He also has published a co-edited collection of essays, Socialbots and Their Friends.
Registration
Registration for this year’s conference, Editors26, will open soon! Keep an eye out for future emails and posts on our social media accounts, which you can follow at the links below.
Attendance details
The conference will take place in beautiful Halifax, Nova Scotia, from May 21 to 23, 2026 at Dalhousie University. Network with editors, writers, communication professionals and small business owners from a wide range of fields. Editors Canada is committed to hosting a safe and healthy conference and sanitation stations will be available outside of all session halls and at group events.
Conference Theme
The theme of the 2026 Editors Canada conference is Editing in the Age of Misinformation.
Misinformation isn’t just about fake news. It’s also the assumptions we make, the language we let slide and the identities we misrepresent. Editors are uniquely positioned to catch what others miss and to create more truthful, inclusive and responsible content. This year, we encourage attendees to open their ears, eyes and minds—using their love of accuracy and clear communication to take their skills and responsibilities to the next level.
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