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Tag / Wawmeesh Hamilton

  • Lenny Carpenter, Wawmeesh Hamilton, Maureen Googoo and Michael Dick at the Ryerson School of Journalism June 4. Photo courtesy of Abby Plener.

    Listening to community members essential, say Indigenous journalists sharing industry experiences at local news conference

    By Abby Plener for the Local News Conference While working in community news, Wawmeesh Hamilton heard a story from a reporter at a rival paper that he found concerning. The journalist told him that their publisher said that First Nations stories did not warrant enough interest to earn a spot on the front page. Hamilton recalls being…

  • Why freedom of the press should apply in Indigenous communities

    By Wawmeesh Hamilton Freedom of the press enables citizens to know about the things that public bodies do that impact them. It’s what enabled me to report on civic affairs for a community newspaper for seven years. I reported about city taxes, school board decisions and regional district swearings in of new First Nations members.…

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  • Hollowed out to hyperlocal: Freshet News fills a gap in B.C.’s media landscape 
    Corporate journalism closures left lower mainland commu…
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