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Visible Minorities Keen to Engage Online Despite Untruths

Ranjit Bhaskar September 27, 2019 No Comments #jagärhär 6 Degrees Toronto 2019 Alena Helgeson CANADIANS fake news Federal Election Kate Rowswell Memetix Misinformation Scott Young social media The Institute for Canadian Citizenship and Leger

By Ranjit Bhaskar in Toronto, ON Despite disinformation spread online about “people like them”, visible minorities in Canada are more likely to believe that social…

Are the Most Prolific Tweeters on Canadian Politics Real or Bots?

Davey Ness September 12, 2019 No Comments bots Canadian politics elections hacker social media Twitter

By Ahmed Al-Rawi During the politically sensitive weeks before an election, public discussions often intensify. In Canada this summer, the buzz has included discussions about…

Government Concerned Over Fake News in Hispanic-Latino Communities

Isabel Inclan August 24, 2019 No Comments fake news Federal Election Hispanic Latin American Latino social media

By Isabel Inclan in Toronto, ON The vulnerability of minority communities such as Hispanic-Latinos to fake news in the upcoming federal elections is a national…

Commentary

Taking On Online Hate Speech

NCM Anonymous June 25, 2016 No Comments CRRF FBI hate speech Orlando shootings social media terrorism Toronto

Commentary by Anita Bromberg in Toronto, Ontario As the husband of murdered British MP Jo Cox reminded the world in his pain, hate is poisonous. Whether the recent…

Mohamed Fahmy Speaks About Release

NCM Anonymous November 5, 2015 No Comments Egypt Fahmy Imprisoned journalist Lin Abdul Rahman Mohamed Fahmy PRISON Release social media

by Lin Abdul Rahman in Toronto “It’s very important to love your job from day one,” Egyptian Canadian journalist Mohammed Fahmy said to a packed…

Maintaining Momentum for Syria

NCM Anonymous October 5, 2015 No Comments Activism Chris Alexander Leah Bjornson refugee refugee crisis refugees social media sponsorship Syria Syrian refugees Vancouver

by Leah Bjornson in Vancouver It’s been over one month since images were published showing three-year-old Alan Kurdi’s body washed up on Turkish shores and…

Politics Youth

Getting Millennials, New Citizens to the Polls

NCM Anonymous September 11, 2015 No Comments federal elections Maryam Mirza millennials NCM Election Desk new Canadians new citizens newcomer youth Newcomers Ranjit Bhaskar social media voters

by Maryam Mirza in Ottawa Ayesha Syed didn’t vote in the 2011 election. It wasn’t because she took her civic duty of voting for granted…

Arts & Culture

Taking Immigration and Settlement to Twitter

NCM Anonymous September 4, 2015 No Comments ALBERTA Calgary Erica Gruszczynska immigrant services Immigration media mitchell kutney Newcomers settlement Settlement Organizations social media

by Erica Gruszczynska in Calgary, Alberta Patricia Gallagher admits it is hard to keep up with social media in her line of work. As the…

Politics

Going Where the Fish Are: Leaders Venture into Non-traditional Media to Reach Millennials

NCM Anonymous September 1, 2015 No Comments Federal Election federal elections iPolitics millenials NCM Election Desk social media voter engagement voters

by Selina Chignall Political candidates have been risking their composure, their message control and their dignity to court the youth vote since long before Bill Clinton answered…

Arts & Culture

How to Get Mainstream Media to Cover Immigrant Issues

Susan Korah June 30, 2015 No Comments immigrant services immigrants john ibbitson Journalism journalists mainstream mainstream media media mitchell kutney settlement Settlement Services social media Susan Korah

by Susan Korah (@waterlilypool) in Ottawa, Ontario Getting the mainstream media to cover more immigrant issues is something many settlement and advocacy agencies grapple with.…