StaffAtlantic reporter Halifax, Nova Scotia
ljones@globeandmail.comhttps://lindsayleejones.ca/about/

Lindsay Jones is The Globe and Mail’s Atlantic reporter based in Halifax. Prior to joining The Globe in 2023, she was a freelance journalist who contributed award-winning feature stories to a number of publications in Canada and the U.S.

Her 2017 investigation What Happened to Lionel Desmond? An Afghanistan veteran whose war wouldn't end led to the launch of a provincial public inquiry and was nominated for a Canadian Association of Journalists Award.

Lindsay's human-interest narratives are often told through a feminist lens, and shine a light on police accountability and how people are impacted by systems and policies. Her Atavist story The Lives of Others, about two men who were switched at birth in rural Newfoundland and Labrador, was chosen by Longreads’ Best of 2021 features, reprinted in Reader’s Digest International, and nominated for a National Magazine Award. Her reporting has led to more switched-at-birth revelations, and she continues to chronicle the ripple effects of these healthcare mistakes among families in Canada.

Why did you become a journalist?

Storytelling is fundamental to the power of journalism to effect change. This is how I approach my job as a reporter and this is what motivates me to understand, to dig and to ask for the most inconvenient and annoying details.

26

Years in Journalism

3

Years at The Globe and Mail

Education

Bachelor of Journalism (Honours), University of King's College

Honours & Awards

National Newspaper Awards winner, Explanatory Work, with Patrick White for The Globe and Mail, 2025

Canadian Association of Journalists finalist, Written Feature, The Globe and Mail, 2022

National Magazine Awards nominee, Short feature writing, Maclean's, 2022

National Magazine Awards nominee, Investigative reporting, Reader's Digest, 2022

Atlantic Journalism Awards finalist, Enterprise/long-form, The Atavist, 2022

Atlantic Journalism Awards finalist, Newspaper feature, 2022

Digital Publishing Awards gold, Best digital editorial package, as part of The Narwhal team, 2021

National Magazine Awards nominee, Feature writing, The Narwhal, 2021

National Magazine Awards finalist, Investigative reporting, The Walrus, 2021

National Magazine Awards finalist, Photo essay, Chatelaine, 2021

Honourable mention for Beth McLaughlin Environmental Journalism Award for The Narwhal, Gold for enterprise / long form Topic.com Atlantic Journalism Awards, 2021

Canadian Association of Journalists finalist, Online media, as part of Narwhal team, 2020

Nova Scotia for Canadian Association of Journalists finalist, Community broadcast, CBC News, 2020

Digital Publishing Awards silver, Short feature, The Globe and Mail, 2020

National Magazine Awards finalist, Short feature writing, Maclean's, 2020

SABEW honourable mention as part of The Globe and Mail team, 2020

Canadian Association of Journalists finalist, Written feature, 2019

Atlantic Journalism Awards silver, Feature newspaper, 2019

Digital Publishing Awards gold, Video, as part of The Globe and Mail team, 2019

Digital Publishing Awards gold, Short feature, The Globe and Mail, 2019

Lindsay Jones abides by The Globe and Mail Editorial Code of Conduct

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