Marika Washchyshyn

journalist in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Marika Washchyshyn is a freelance multimedia journalist based in Toronto, Canada. Most recently, she worked at GOLF.com at Sports Illustrated in New York City as the senior multimedia producer, handling both digital and video storytelling responsibilities.

She's a graduate of the Columbia Journalism School in New York City, where she focused on breaking news, sports and narrative writing. Her training includes print, video storytelling, broadcast television, photography and online content creation and aggregation.

Marika graduated with a Bachelor of Journalism degree from Carleton University in 2012. After graduation, she worked as the associate editor and writer at The Gal's Got Game, an online sports site for professional women. Throughout her studies, Marika worked as a contributor for the newly-launched iVillage Canada website (2011); as a reporter at The Orléans Star, a weekly paper (2010-2011); and as a television production assistant at the Score Sports Television Network (2010).

Click below to see a selection of her print, online and video pieces.

  • Work
    • Sports Illustrated
  • Education
    • Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
    • Carleton University