Journalists—especially those who are women and members of marginalized communities—increasingly find themselves targets of online rage.
Tag: female journalists
Scaachi Koul faced some legitimate criticism that shouldn’t be ignored
My fellow blog editor Fatima Syed wrote an important blog post yesterday responding to the Twitter debate regarding BuzzFeed Canada senior writer Scaachi Koul’s appearance on The National. I agree with the main argument put across in Syed’s post: we need to fight for newsroom diversity in order to allow more women of colour to… Continue reading Scaachi Koul faced some legitimate criticism that shouldn’t be ignored
We need to talk about female journalists of colour
As with many things on the internet, it all started with someone stating their 140-character opinion about something they had watched. https://twitter.com/Scaachi/status/661186567831093250 The comment was made in regard to Scaachi Koul’s appearance during a segment on The National about affirmative action in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet. Koul, a senior writer for BuzzFeed Canada, spoke in agreement… Continue reading We need to talk about female journalists of colour
Inequality, still
For young reporters, journalism is a game of chicken. You can swerve away early, taking a relatively cushy job in public relations, but if you wait too long to jump ship, you might find yourself without a job at all. It’s hard to think about anything other than survival. That’s a metaphor that Vivian Smith… Continue reading Inequality, still
The Question of Rape
On Day 11 of the Egyptian uprising against the 30-year rule of President Hosni Mubarak, Globe and Mail correspondent Sonia Verma and her colleague Patrick Martin were walking through what she describes as the “nouveau riche” neighbourhood of Mohandeseen. Verma was filming a pro-Mubarak crowd marching in the streets. At first this all-male crowd seemed friendly,… Continue reading The Question of Rape