Author / Ruby Irene Pratka
Ruby Irene Pratka is a Montreal-based freelance writer, researcher and editor. Her work has been published in English and French in Vice Québec, Ricochet, Daily Xtra, Shareable and Canadaland, among other websites and magazines. She covers a wide range of topics but focuses on diversity and language policy. Originally from the U.S., she has been living the expat life since 2006. She has lived in eight countries and four provinces, but keeps coming back to the delights of Québec.
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Journalistes en situation de handicap : les pionniers de l’inclusion
Voici les précurseurs qui font tomber les obstacles qui se dressent encore sur le chemin d’une carrière en ondes pour les journalistes qui vivent avec des limitations sensorielles ou motrices. -
![Cathy Browne is standing against a bannister in front of the CBC newsroom. She is wearing a printed black blouse and a black hat, and a red lanyard around her neck.]()
Journalists with disabilities blaze a trail in on-air broadcasting
The road to greater inclusion in newsrooms remains fraught, but a few radio journalists are pushing ahead with programs to recruit more talent of diverse abilities. -
![Charles Auguste is standing on the steps of an old building, wearing a straw hat and reading from a large piece of paper]()
Des médias « à l’échelle humaine » pour combler le fossé numérique
Le 30 décembre dernier, les journaux des Coops de l’information ont imprimé leur dernière édition papier. Désormais, pour les six quotidiens, comme Le Soleil de Québec, c’est sur Internet que ça se passe. Pour les 700 000 Québécois qui n’ont cependant pas… -
![Reporter Josine Kaze records a news broadcast in the Inzamba studio, which was built in the converted living room of a private home]()
Les journalistes réfugiés combattent le blackout des informations au Burundi avec des radios pirates
Depuis l’été 2015, les burundais vivent dans un climat de pénurie d’informations dû à un conflit civil. Des journalistes en exil, armés des téléphones intelligents, essaient de combler le vide. -
![Reporter Josine Kaze records a news broadcast in the Inzamba studio, which was built in the converted living room of a private home]()
Refugee pirate radio tracks forgotten Burundi conflict
Since the summer of 2015, journalists in exile are attracting growing WhatsApp audiences at home
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