Francine Compton

Biography

Francine Compton is a journalist with over 25 years experience and is currently the associate director of the Indigenous Journalists Association (IJA), (formerly the Native American Journalists Association). Her work focuses on upholding Indigenous journalism standards and practices internationally. 

Previously, she served as President of the Native American Journalists Association and was responsible for leading the organization through a name change, starting the process of updating all governing documents, a global expansion strategy and producing an international conference in Canada. 

Francine worked at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) as an assignment producer in the CBC’s Indigenous Unit before joining the IJA staff. She spent over 20 years of her career working for the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) and was the executive producer of APTN News when she left to join the CBC.