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The Line Between Journalism and Activism

Vicky Mochama addresses the audience at the Sept. 26, 2017 panel, “Activist, advocate, columnist, reporter: Where’s the line?” about how she incorporates being an activist into the journalism she does. (Dagmawit Dejene/RRJ)

Some feel the views of the male and pale are getting mighty stale.

Portrait of a Journalist: Shree Paradkar

Shree Paradkar began her column on race and gender last year. (MARIA IQBAL/RRJ)

The reporter’s assignment as identity and discrimination columnist highlights shifting strategies within the Toronto Star newsroom

Fighting the Lack of Diversity in Podcasting

Katie Jensen poses in an alleyway in the Toronto's Parkdale neighbourhood on Oct. 4, 2017. (Amy van den Berg/RRJ)

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 ideas: something about transit, something about local politics and something about immigration. They asked follow-up questions about the third one—How did I think of the story? What are the main issues?… Continue reading Why are we still talking about diversity?