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{{other uses|Ballast (disambiguation)}}
{{other uses|Ballast (disambiguation)}}
{{Notability|Web|date=January 2024}}
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'''''Ballast''''' was a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[website]] about current events and culture.<ref>{{cite web|last=Horgan |first=Colin |url=//www.ipolitics.ca/2012/09/13/a-teenage-infatuation-with-preston-manning/|title=ipolitics |publisher=ipolitics.ca |date=2012-09-13 |accessdate=2012-02-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://lingwhatics.ca/2012/09/23/weekly-roundup-september-17-23/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-10-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927061527/http://lingwhatics.ca/2012/09/23/weekly-roundup-september-17-23/ |archive-date=2012-09-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The site was founded in 2012 by Paul Hiebert and Jonathan Hall.<ref>http://ballastmag.com/about/</ref> Ballast contributors include writers for [[The Globe and Mail]], [[The Awl]], [[The Walrus]], [[The CBC]], [[Maclean's]], [[The New York Times]], and others. The site is considered to be the first Canadian site of its kind,<ref>{{cite web|last=Stanley |first=Caroline |url=http://www.flavorwire.com/328714/whats-on-at-flavorpill-the-links-that-made-the-rounds-in-our-office-451|title=flavorwire |publisher=flavorwire.com |date=2012-09-14 |accessdate=2012-02-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Loung |first=Steven |url=http://www.techvibes.com/blog/the-best-canadian-kickstarter-projects-campaigning-right-now-2012-07-04|title=techvibes |publisher=techvibes.com |date=2012-07-04 |accessdate=2012-02-23}}</ref><ref>http://scoutmagazine.ca/2012/07/16/tea-two-slices-on-writing-obits-for-robson-and-scientists-selling-cellphones/</ref> modelling itself after [[United States|American]] websites such as [[The Awl]], [[Gawker]], and The Dish.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sicha |first=Choire |url=http://www.theawl.com/2012/09/for-the-canadian-in-your-life|title=The Awl |publisher=theawl.com |date=2012-09-05 |accessdate=2012-02-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Alzner|first=Belinda |url=http://j-source.ca/article/j-links-aug-1-ballast-reaches-fundraising-goal-huffpo-quebec-its-election-coverage-corus-joi|title=The Canadian Journalism Project|publisher=j-source.ca |date=2012-08-01 |accessdate=2012-02-23}}</ref><ref>http://thehairpin.com/2012/10/so-you-just-got-engaged</ref> In 2016, former Ballast writer [[Andrew Unger]] started [[The Daily Bonnet]].<ref>https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/03/25/a-beloved-canadian-novelist-reckons-with-her-mennonite-past</ref>
'''''Ballast''''' was a Canadian [[website]] about current events and culture.<ref>{{cite web |last=Horgan |first=Colin |date=2012-09-13 |title=A teenage infatuation with Preston Manning? |url=//www.ipolitics.ca/2012/09/13/a-teenage-infatuation-with-preston-manning/ |accessdate=2012-02-23 |website=iPolitics |publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://lingwhatics.ca/2012/09/23/weekly-roundup-september-17-23/ |title=Weekly roundup: September 17 – 23 « lingwhatics |access-date=2012-10-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927061527/http://lingwhatics.ca/2012/09/23/weekly-roundup-september-17-23/ |archive-date=2012-09-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The site was founded in 2012 by Paul Hiebert and Jonathan Hall.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ballastmag.com/about/ |title=About {{!}} Ballast |website=ballastmag.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915091405/http://ballastmag.com/about/ |archive-date=2012-09-15}}</ref> Ballast contributors include writers for [[The Globe and Mail]], [[The Awl]], [[The Walrus]], [[The CBC]], [[Maclean's]], [[The New York Times]], and others. The site is considered to be the first Canadian site of its kind,<ref>{{cite web |last=Stanley |first=Caroline |date=2012-09-14 |title=What’s On at Flavorpill: The Links That Made the Rounds in Our Office |url=http://www.flavorwire.com/328714/whats-on-at-flavorpill-the-links-that-made-the-rounds-in-our-office-451 |accessdate=2012-02-23 |publisher=[[Flavorwire]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Loung |first=Steven |date=2012-07-04 |title=The Best Canadian Kickstarter Projects Campaigning Right Now |url=http://www.techvibes.com/blog/the-best-canadian-kickstarter-projects-campaigning-right-now-2012-07-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120709014917/http://www.techvibes.com/blog/the-best-canadian-kickstarter-projects-campaigning-right-now-2012-07-04 |archive-date=2012-07-09 |accessdate=2012-02-23 |website=TechVibes |publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://scoutmagazine.ca/2012/07/16/tea-two-slices-on-writing-obits-for-robson-and-scientists-selling-cellphones/|title = TEA & TWO SLICES: On Writing Obits for Robson and Scientists Selling Cellphones|date = 16 July 2012}}</ref> modelling itself after [[United States|American]] websites such as [[Gawker]] and The Dish.<ref>{{cite web |last=Alzner |first=Belinda |date=2012-08-01 |title=The Canadian Journalism Project |url=https://j-source.ca/j-links-for-aug-1-ballast-reaches-fundraising-goal-huffpo-quebec-on-its-election-coverage-corus-joins-media-giant-ad-alliance/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304044105/https://j-source.ca/article/j-links-aug-1-ballast-reaches-fundraising-goal-huffpo-quebec-its-election-coverage-corus-joi |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |accessdate=2012-02-23 |website=j-source.ca}}</ref> In 2016, former Ballast writer [[Andrew Unger]] started [[The Daily Bonnet]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/03/25/a-beloved-canadian-novelist-reckons-with-her-mennonite-past|title=A Beloved Canadian Novelist Reckons with Her Mennonite Past|magazine=[[The New Yorker]]|date=18 March 2019}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
==External links==

Latest revision as of 22:43, 20 March 2024

For other uses, see Ballast (disambiguation).
Ballast
Type of site
Current events, culture
Available inEnglish
URLballastmag.com
Launched2012
Current statusinactive

Ballast was a Canadian website about current events and culture.[1][2] The site was founded in 2012 by Paul Hiebert and Jonathan Hall.[3] Ballast contributors include writers for The Globe and Mail, The Awl, The Walrus, The CBC, Maclean's, The New York Times, and others. The site is considered to be the first Canadian site of its kind,[4][5][6] modelling itself after American websites such as Gawker and The Dish.[7] In 2016, former Ballast writer Andrew Unger started The Daily Bonnet.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Horgan, Colin (2012-09-13). "A teenage infatuation with Preston Manning?". iPolitics. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
  2. ^ "Weekly roundup: September 17 – 23 « lingwhatics". Archived from the original on 2012-09-27. Retrieved 2012-10-11.
  3. ^ "About | Ballast". ballastmag.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-15.
  4. ^ Stanley, Caroline (2012-09-14). "What's On at Flavorpill: The Links That Made the Rounds in Our Office". Flavorwire. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
  5. ^ Loung, Steven (2012-07-04). "The Best Canadian Kickstarter Projects Campaigning Right Now". TechVibes. Archived from the original on 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
  6. ^ "TEA & TWO SLICES: On Writing Obits for Robson and Scientists Selling Cellphones". 16 July 2012.
  7. ^ Alzner, Belinda (2012-08-01). "The Canadian Journalism Project". j-source.ca. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
  8. ^ "A Beloved Canadian Novelist Reckons with Her Mennonite Past". The New Yorker. 18 March 2019.
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