#Canada just lost an amazing #medical writer and #journalist. Joan Hollobon was 104 when she passed Wednesday morning. She was a friend and role model who inspired me to go into the field I'm in. She was a good writer who chased the facts. I've heard her at press conferences challenge researchers for sloppy work, and praise those whose studies were impeccable.
She was feisty and didn't hold back. She was also a founder of the Canadian Science Writers' Association. She broke a lot of territory as one of the early women in journalism, working in a field that was traditionally a man's profession. She had a high standard of #ethics and challenged people if she saw conflicts of interest or bad behaviour. The world needs more like her. She'll be missed.
Andre Picard of the Globe &Mail is writing an obit about her that is expected to be published Saturday 13, April.
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