New online news and opinion site to be launched this spring

A new online forum for news and opinion called The Mark is being launched this spring, edited by Josh Knelman, a former associate editor, fiction editor and head of research at The Walrus. According to a story in J-source.

The idea is that there are Canadians out there who are experts in their chosen field, but who don't consider themselves writers and so don't publish their opinions and or knowledge.

The project's goal is to gather a "network of 10,000 innovative Canadian thinkers and doers" and "disseminate their ideas to 1-million readers every month."

You can read more about the idea and the specs for contributing in the recruitment letter being used to seek out contributors for the site.

The project is being managed by a triumvirate, including Jeff Anders, a strategy consultant, former Globe and Mail executive Ali Rahnema and Knelman.