This is a candidate for the 2025-26 ONA Board of Directors election.
Stephanie Wilson Chapin is a seasoned leader who has been immersed in the media industry for over two decades with over 10 of those years in news. In her current role at YouTube in Canada, Stephanie leads partner engagement and revenue and content strategy for news partners, supporting Canada’s biggest news brands. Much of her work is focused on helping organizations think through their YouTube strategy and develop their digital strategy at large.
Prior to YouTube, Stephanie worked at Bell Media where she led a team that transformed Canada’s biggest TV news brand into Canada’s biggest digital news brand. When she left in 2022, CTV News routinely sat at #1 in for audience in the Canadian market and the digital properties had won numerous awards.
Prior to Bell Media, Stephanie managed digital strategy and content for The Globe and Mail newspaper, Harlequin and Sympatico / MSN.
Put together, Stephanie’s experience means she has a unique view of the digital news space. She understands the perspectives of legacy and digital-first news organizations as well as the opportunities and challenges that new technology brings.
Stephanie’s vision for the future of digital journalism
I envision a future where technology has opened up new and exciting ways to tell stories and reach more people than ever before. Through collaboration across the news industry, journalists are testing and learning with AI and delivering content in a way that gives consumers transparency and tools to support their participation in thriving democracies. New revenue streams are born, supporting newsrooms of all sizes which answer the needs of local, national and international communities.