tori@capitaldaily.ca | @torimarlan
Tori's in-depth reporting has been widely published in media outlets in the US and Canada, including The Walrus Magazine and CBC’s The Doc Project. Previously, she was a staff writer for the Chicago Reader, where her stories on the criminal justice system exposed police misconduct, illegal strip searches, and systemic problems with the Chicago Police Department’s staffing practices. After she wrote about the state of Illinois’ refusal to treat a prisoner for Hepatitis C, the Department of Corrections reversed course and began giving him and other prisoners the medical attention they needed. In 2006, she received an Alicia Patterson Foundation fellowship to write about children in US immigration detention centers.
Cameron Welch is Capital Daily's Newsletter Editor. He is based in Victoria, speaks English, and is a generalist reporter. Cameron is a writer, editor, designer, and community researcher raised in the Okanagan. His coverage has ranged from the Toronto Raptors' training camp to neighbourhood retaining-wall disputes. He has won a John H. MacDonald award as an investigative editor and has been nominated for one as a graphic designer. His hobbies include dancing, dressing, karaoke, computer time, winning at fantasy basketball, and losing at actual basketball.
Robyn Bell is a journalist with a love for daily news and pop culture. Having worked as a freelance writer and photographer in Toronto, where she focused on arts and event coverage, she's excited to be back in her hometown of Victoria, reporting on the community where she grew up. In her spare time she can be found reading on the beach, hiking at Mt. Doug, binging stand-up comedy or digging for vintage treasures at thrift stores.
ryan@capitaldaily.ca | @ryanhookwrites
Ryan Hook is a journalist with a love of the strange and deranged. Originally from Edmonton, Ryan is now based in Esquimalt. He speaks English and graduated with a degree in Professional Communications from MacEwan University in 2019. From his time as an arts and culture reporter to his days as a health and wellness copywriter, Ryan has shifted his priorities the past year to begin reporting on the underserved and misreported. Since then, he has crafted a passion for reporting that’s landed him in publications such as VICE World News and Exclaim! Magazine. Beyond reporting, Ryan is also the lead singer/songwriter in his band, Baby Boy & the Earthly Delights, and is writing the first season of a children’s television show. Ryan is also a member of the Canadian Association of Journalists.
