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.

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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