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Duncan McCue and a class of University of British Columbia journalism graduate students have produced eight feature stories that show there is more to Aboriginal communities than problem people and discouraging statistics. As Belinda Alzner explains, these students found there are solutions within these communities, too.
Duncan McCue, a UBC journalism professor and reporter for CBC’s The National has launched a website to help journalists report about Aboriginal communities. Belinda Alzner spoke with McCue about why he created the website, some challenges journalists face, and how the resource can help journalists and editors work together to overcome them. And with Attawapiskat making headlines, the guide is as timely as it is useful.
Its editors clearly don't get what everyone is upset about. As a child of Hong Kong immigrants, let me explain. By Vivian Luk.
After being publicly blasted for the media's failure to report on Aboriginal issues, the Toronto Star's Peter Edwards defends the work of mainstream media and reflects on his dozen years covering the tragedy at Ipperwash. MDI - Interviewing people with disabilities
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