The Turkish diaspora in Canada is gripped by the revelations of an exiled mafia boss, who claims to be exposing crimes of high-ranking officials. His YouTube videos have attracted millions of views, but the political fallout is yet to be seen.
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Arzu Yildiz shares her story of coming to Canada as a refugee journalist and the struggles of entering Canadian journalism.
View More Chasing Journalism: The Challenge of Being a Refugee Reporter in CanadaIt can be difficult for reporters to get information or comment from an organization for their reporting in general, but for immigrant journalists, language barriers and a lack of familiarity with public relations (PR) create…
View More #CdnImm Journalists Find ‘PR Machine’ Hard to GraspJust weeks before its 40th anniversary one of the three major Chinese daily newspapers in North America has ceased printing in Canada. The World Journal issued its last edition on Dec. 31, 2015, marking yet…
View More Digital Age Killed World Journal in Canada: ExpertsSecurity and media experts are questioning the decision of police to grant journalists access to the personal belongings of the San Bernardino shooters. Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik, a married couple, opened fire at a staff…
View More Experts Question Reporting on San Bernardino Attack
This has been an historic election – one which journalists, academics and party strategists will be decoding for years to come. As New Canadian Media’s (NCM) ombudsperson, I was privileged to have a ringside seat…
View More On the Road to Democratic Journalism
With the final ballots long since counted and the prime minister-designate Justin Trudeau preparing to name his cabinet, members and guests of the Canadian Journalism Foundation (CFJ) gathered in downtown Vancouver to reflect on the…
View More Conservatives Misread Immigrants: Journalist PanelJournalism and the media play a major role in forming a national identity and informing the public about what’s important. That is why Rohit Joseph, who is currently in the Masters of Journalism program at…
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An editor’s open letter following her firing by a Chinese-language newspaper over the Michael Chan affair has re-opened the conversation among “ethnic” journalists about professional standards and the future of the industry. In her open…
View More Editor’s Open Letter Unsettles Chinese Media
Getting the mainstream media to cover more immigrant issues is something many settlement and advocacy agencies grapple with. The first of a series of workshops presented by New Canadian Media, a two-hour interactive session entitled…
View More How to Get Mainstream Media to Cover Immigrant Issues