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'''''Ballast''''' was a 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>{{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 [[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>{{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>
'''''Ballast''''' was a 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/ {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</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>{{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 [[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>{{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==
==References==

Revision as of 18:22, 17 February 2022

For other uses, see Ballast (disambiguation).
Ballast
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Type of site
Current events, culture
Available inEnglish
RevenueUnknown
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 The Awl, Gawker, and The Dish.[7][8][9] In 2016, former Ballast writer Andrew Unger started The Daily Bonnet.[10]

References

  1. ^ Horgan, Colin (2012-09-13). "ipolitics". ipolitics.ca. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-09-27. Retrieved 2012-10-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ http://ballastmag.com/about/ [dead link]
  4. ^ Stanley, Caroline (2012-09-14). "flavorwire". flavorwire.com. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
  5. ^ Loung, Steven (2012-07-04). "techvibes". techvibes.com. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
  6. ^ "TEA & TWO SLICES: On Writing Obits for Robson and Scientists Selling Cellphones". 16 July 2012.
  7. ^ Sicha, Choire (2012-09-05). "The Awl". theawl.com. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
  8. ^ Alzner, Belinda (2012-08-01). "The Canadian Journalism Project". j-source.ca. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
  9. ^ http://thehairpin.com/2012/10/so-you-just-got-engaged
  10. ^ "A Beloved Canadian Novelist Reckons with Her Mennonite Past". The New Yorker. 18 March 2019.
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