Neil Docherty
Neil Docherty has produced and directed films for FRONTLINE since 1994, many of them co-productions with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s documentary program, The Fifth Estate, where he was a senior editor/producer until 2016.
Now retired from CBC, Neil continues to work with FRONTLINE and most recently directed and co-produced, with David Fanning and Sarah Spinks, the FRONTLINE film, The Fish on My Plate.
He gained international acclaim for his documentary The Trouble with Evan which aired on FRONTLINE in 1994.
He was awarded the 2004 Gordon Sinclair Gemini Award as Canada’s best broadcast journalist.
Neil started his career in print, first at the...
Stories from Neil Docherty
In the Age of AI
The Fish on My Plate
How Beneficial is Fish Oil?
Supplements and Safety
Putin’s Way
Murdoch’s Scandal
A Dangerous Business Revisited
On Our Watch
Explore
Policies
Teacher Center
Jon and Jo Ann Hagler on behalf of the Jon L. Hagler Foundation
Corey David Sauer
Koo and Patricia Yuen
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