Karyn Pugliese

Karyn Pugliese (Pabàmàdiz) is a Canadian investigative journalist, press freedom advocate and communications specialist, of Algonquin descent. She is a status Indigenous person and a citizen of the Algonquins of Pikwàkanagàn First Nation in Ontario. Pugliese was chosen for the twenty-fifth Martin Wise Goodman Canadians as Nieman Fellow, and graduated in the Class of 2020, Harvard University. She is a frequent commentator on Rosemary Barton Live. In May 2023, she was appointed editor in chief of Canadaland after publisher Jesse Brown announced that he was stepping down from the role. She also hosts the podcast canadaLANDBACK. Pugliese is best known for her work as a journalist/executive director of news and current affairs at the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network, and as the host of ichannel's #FAQMP.