Politics is about perception (and always has been). Official messages are carefully constructed to paint a specific type of picture. It’s the journalist’s job, theoretically at least, to find the flaws and the hidden distortions in that image. But what if the picture is perfect and makes everyone happy? A hot prime minister meets a… Continue reading PMJT is hot. Get over it.
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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