Carolyn Brown

Carolyn Brown is a Canada-based investigative journalist focused on accountability reporting, public policy, and local government. She began her career in regional newsrooms in Ontario, covering municipal affairs and courts before moving into feature and enterprise reporting. Over the past decade, Carolyn has reported across provinces on issues ranging from housing affordability and public procurement to healthcare access and transportation funding. Her work has been shaped by a decade-long beat in Ottawa, where she developed expertise in parliamentary process, regulatory oversight, and data-driven verification. Carolyn is known for meticulously sourced stories and careful context, often combining documents, interviews, and public records. She has contributed to major coverage initiatives on conflict-of-interest concerns and frontline service capacity, and her reporting has been recognized for editorial impact and community relevance. Today, she mentors early-career reporters in newsroom standards for verification, ethics, and sustainable investigative workflows.