Mount A grad and Dominion founder Dru Jay to give presentation

On Monday, March 3, Mount A grad and founder of The Dominion, an independent online newspaper out of Montreal, Dru Jay ('02) will give a presentation in Sackville as part of the paper's "Own Your Media" national tour on the importance of independent media. Dru will be joined by Dominion managing editor Stu Neatby and will present at the Sackville United Church parlours (Main Street) on Monday, March 3 at 4:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend and there is no admission charge.

The Dominion (www.dominionpaper.ca) is a monthly paper published by an incipient network of independent journalists in Canada. It aims to provide accurate, critical coverage that is accountable to its readers and the subjects it tackles.

The Dominion's "Own Your Media" tour is currently touring across Canada to promote the newspaper to those who can provide consistent, long-term funds towards a democratic and independent newspaper.

Dru Jay is the founder of the independent paper and got his start in journalism while at Mount Allison as editor-in-chief of the Argosy. Dru graduated from Mount Allison in 2002 with a degree in international relations.

The Dominion now boasts a regular readership of nearly 70,000 people per month. Other Allisonians who have contributed to The Dominion include agriculture editor Hillary Lindsay ('01), volunteer co-ordinator and copy editor Moira Peters ('03), arts editors Max Liboiron ('02) and Jane Henderson ('03), environment editor Yuill Herbert ('02), review and copy editor Linda Besner ('03), illustrator Sylvia Nickerson ('01), and Amanda Jernigan ('01).