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  • Prapti Bamaniya performing at her Arangetram, a bharatanatyam graduation ceremony at City Playhouse Theatre on August 3, 2019

    Why I hope we can ring in the next generation of bharatanatyam dancers with a new era of arts journalism

    Choosing journalism as my career path exposed me to systemic problems in media representation and helped me embrace my musical journey. Now, I want Indian classical dancers to stomp with pride Continue Reading Why I hope we can ring in the next generation of bharatanatyam dancers with a new era of arts journalism

  • Black and white map of Canada and the United States with 37 yellow markers showing the location of Indiegraf publishers.

    Six lessons from a year of supporting independent local news startups

    Indiegraf’s co-founder and CEO on how the media network is making an impact in news deserts across North America Continue Reading Six lessons from a year of supporting independent local news startups

  • Satellite dish

    The silence of Radio Canada International

    The former head of CBC News laments the evisceration of CBC’s international service and Canada’s shrinking voice in the world
    Continue Reading The silence of Radio Canada International

  • How AI is helping newsrooms identify biases, automate multi-platform visual media and accelerate data journalism

    Advances in tech are helping small newsrooms take on big investigations Continue Reading How AI is helping newsrooms identify biases, automate multi-platform visual media and accelerate data journalism

  • RCMP using tarps to obstruct media access as an arrest takes place last week.

    ‘We’re taking the RCMP to court’

    A coalition of press freedom groups and media outlets is filing a legal application seeking to ensure press access to protests on Vancouver Island Continue Reading ‘We’re taking the RCMP to court’

  • Newspaper rolled in S-curve on black background

    Skepticism, not objectivity, is what makes journalism matter

    In the unknown place just out of sight of home, journalists find new questions to ask and new stories to tell, stories that need telling whether or not they’re comfortable to hear Continue Reading Skepticism, not objectivity, is what makes journalism matter

  • Journalism, vicarious trauma and the view from Portapique

    A year after covering a massacre, 13 months of a pandemic and managing the uncertainty around employment in the field has taken a toll, one I didn’t know I had signed up for as a local news reporter Continue Reading Journalism, vicarious trauma and the view from Portapique

  • Stack of paper in front of black background.

    Suspending freedom of information cannot be made permanent

    Canadian authorities have been using the pandemic to further slow access requests since last March. But transparency and essential rights are not something you can put on hold Continue Reading Suspending freedom of information cannot be made permanent

  • Levelling the playing field in Canadian sports media

    I can still count the number of racialized women in sports journalism on the fingers of one hand. I hope not for long Continue Reading Levelling the playing field in Canadian sports media

  • Safeguarding press freedom requires working in the darknet’s shadows

    In an era of mass digital surveillance, journalists and their sources need to use every tool they can to protect the public interest Continue Reading Safeguarding press freedom requires working in the darknet’s shadows

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