MorinvilleNews.com [Morinville Online] runs a small newsroom covering a broad range of news topics and areas of coverage. Below is information on our editorial team:
Stephen Dafoe – Publisher / Editor
Stephen Dafoe is the owner, publisher and editor of Morinville Online. His primary areas of coverage include Federal News, Provincial News, Arts & Culture, Sports, and People Features.
Lucie Roy – Freelance Contributor
Lucie Roy has decades of experience in community news and is a long time contributor to the publication. Her primary areas of coverage include historical features, community groups, schools, and arts & culture.
Colin Smith – Freelance Contributor
Colin has decades of experience as a writer and editor. Colin covers municipal council coverage as well as some provincial news coverage for us.
Morinville Online Staff byline
Unattributed bylines in MorinvilleNews.com fall under Morinville Online Staff and are used when the story is under 400 words, utilizes press release material with no independent interviews, or is coverage of police briefs.
Community Contributions: MorinvilleNews.com receives regular letters to the editor, columns form local businesses, MLAs and MPS and the general public.
OPINION PIECES
Articles: Articles carry the byline of the writer or Morinville Online Staff (see above). Articles carry no opinion and are balanced and objective.
Columns & Guest Columns: Columns are the opinion of the columnist and may or may not reflect the views of the publication.
Editorials and Guest Editorials: Editorials whether written in-house or accepted from outside reflect the opinion of the publication, MorinvilleNews.com.