Veteran political journalist Paul Wells opens up about why he left Maclean’s magazine

Maclean’s magazine, which has been in publication since 1905, has seen the departure of associate editor Marie-Danielle Smith, editor-in-chief Alison Uncles, and senior writer Paul Wells in recent weeks.

Paul Wells pictured right with CBCNN's Rosemary Barton at the Sir John A. Macdonald building in Ottawa on May 10, 2019. Wells says the new management of the influential magazine Maclean's seemed 'to want to introduce a stark change in the editorial direction of the magazine and the style of journalism that it practices.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY MIKE LAPOINTE

March 21, 2022

A senior writer for Maclean's magazine up until earlier this month, Paul Wells says that although it’s well within the prerogative of the company's management to change the editorial direction of the influential publication, he became increasingly uncomfortable with that direction. ...

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