An email-first community media company, we help locals understand, explore and love the cities they live in by empowering journalists, creators and writers.
Doing local news differently
Clickbait stories, shallow Instagram content... We think there's a better way for local news to thrive, one that puts journalists and creators at the centre of the news.
High-quality
We don't do clickbait. Our team produces high-quality, local-first content that our readers love. We specialize in best-in-class food and city hall coverage but are looking to expand.
Community
Starting a local news outlet can be lonely work. We're creating a network of journalists and creators who learn and collaborate together.
Systems
Our proprietary set of systems, tools and processes ensure journalists are focused on producing journalism. Leave the business stuff to us.
What we do
A community of 100,000+ locals
We believe locals want a different type of local news, one that helps readers explore, understand and love their city.Lookout readers can expect a certain level of quality and information no matter the city they call home.Our news is email-based, delivered every morning at 6 AM, to engaged locals, the people who participate and build our cities and communities.We partner with local journalists who know their city to produce high-quality journalism, whether it's food writing or city hall news.
Our team
Geoff Sharpe
Founder and managing editor
Geoff is a jack-of-all-trades media operator, helping run audience growth, monetization and business development. When he's not helping newsletter businesses he's running advertising and digital strategy for non-profits, charities and companies.
Charlie Senack
Ottawa Managing editor
Charlie Senack is an Ottawa community journalist. Prior to joining the Lookout, he worked in multiple community news publications in Ottawa
Ralf Joneikies
Ottawa Lookout food and drinks editor
Ralf was born in Ottawa. He is level 3 WSET certified and worked as a general manager for two private wine, beer and spirit shops in Vancouver. You can find him sampling food around Ottawa.
Nate Lewis
vancity Lookout report and editor
Nate is a reporter, writer, and editor born and raised in Vancouver. Nate writes about a wide array of subjects, from politics, city and provincial policy, and infrastructure projects, to arts and culture, social movements, and sports
our Publications
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More coming soon...
Want to join us?
We're looking for local journalists, writers or creators to join the Lookout and deliver hyper-local news to Canadians. Interested in learning more? Contact us today for more information.We are especially looking for food writers, city hall reporters and sales people.