Julie Ireton

JULIE IRETON

Veteran CBC reporter and podcast host Julie Ireton got her start as a freelancer, Temping for 6 years before she landed a staff reporting job. She came to a Temp Drop-in on April 22, 2025 to provide insights into her career specializing in investigative storytelling - what helped her get to where she is and offer advice on how to be resilient in a changing, dynamic media environment.

Temp Drop-in with Investigative Reporter Julie Ireton - 2025/04/22 13:20 EDT – Recording

If you want to learn about about Julie’s work, check out the two investigations she did that have turned into CBC podcasts:

No More Secrets (led to podcast, The Band Played On)

Under his Control (led to podcast, The Banned Teacher)

Recently. Julie has taken on big data projects with CBC's iUnit, including:

Ontario police officers paid to stay home cost the province $134 million over the past decade

2024 was the worst year for ER closures

Hundreds of sexual assault cases in Canada stayed due to delays