Meet the independent media highlighting marginalized communities

Annette Bazira-Okafor (back) with some of the girls from Black Girls Magazine. (Sherry Li/RRJ)

For those who feel misrepresented or underrepresented in mainstream media, independent publications can be the key to filling the void.

Fates uncertain for digital archives of papers closed in the Postmedia-Torstar deal

Websites for the shuttered papers now redirect to Postmedia or Metroland sites for the same region. (Screenshot/Norfolk News)

Last month, Torstar and Postmedia shuttered more than 30 local newspapers. Some reporters have lost their portfolios, as well as their jobs.

Why Canadian news organizations lack focus on global disaster coverage

Rachel Pulfer from Journalists for Human Rights talks about the importance of the local fixer network at the RRJ's recent conference, "Covering disaster: A critical lens." (Sherry Li/RRJ)

How Canadian newsrooms focus on local and national disasters while neglecting natural disasters happening around the world

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