Portrait of a Journalist: Michelle McQuigge
Could the challenges facing the media industry today create opportunities for journalists with disabilities?
Posts tagged diversity
The Line Between Journalism and Activism
Some feel the views of the male and pale are getting mighty stale.
Portrait of a Journalist: Shree Paradkar
The reporter’s assignment as identity and discrimination columnist highlights shifting strategies within the Toronto Star newsroom
Fighting the Lack of Diversity in Podcasting
Freelancer Katie Jensen is correcting the imbalance of women and people of colour in podcasting
Token Effort
Newsroom managers say they can’t afford to do more about diversity. For journalists of colour, that argument holds no water
Why are we still talking about diversity?
“Is it Fateeema?” asked two editors interviewing me in a boardroom much too big for a three-person meeting. I tried to impress them with three story …
BuzzFeed’s search for marginalized writers is progressive, not racist
White men effectively control Canadian journalism. But recent events have shown that’s not enough: any challenge to their dominance must be condemned. On February 18, …
#JournalismSoWhite
On Friday night, #JournalismSoWhite trended across the United States and Toronto. The hashtag, a spinoff of #OscarsSoWhite, takes aim at demographic uniformity in journalism. This is …
Canadian MLK Day reporting ignored King’s legacy
Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Day is meant to commemorate the life and achievements of the famous civil rights leader. This day often provokes intense debate …
