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🦸🏽‍♀️Turning panic into purpose

🦸🏽‍♀️Turning panic into purpose

Struggling with the U.S. election results? Consider these resources for Canadian news consumers and journalists to stay engaged and make a positive impact in their communities.

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Sandra Hannebohm
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😱 Scare quotes as a fear tactic

😱 Scare quotes as a fear tactic

This Halloween, a warning against the casual use of quotation marks to scare people into a paranoid state.

Sandra Hannebohm
Sandra Hannebohm
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🔉White newsrooms and Black Journalism with Brian Daly

🔉White newsrooms and Black Journalism with Brian Daly

Former director of the Canadian Association of Black journalists, Brian Daly, lead J-school Noire, a journalism camp for high school students. He's currently an assistant professor at the University of King's college.

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Sandra Hannebohm
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How to make a living in a dying journalism industry

How to make a living in a dying journalism industry

There are many challenges to building a career in journalism, especially if you’re Black. I reflect on some of my experiences getting to where I’m at, and several tips to keep in mind if you’re thinking about getting into news media.

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The Rise of Mindful Journalism in North America

The Rise of Mindful Journalism in North America

Recent events have made it clear that mindful journalism is already being realized, and the movement is led by BIPOC journalists.

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What's Mindful Black Journalism?

What's Mindful Black Journalism?

People are sick of the way news is done, and no one is more sick of it than journalists. As a journalist, I combined my training with my experience as a Buddhist podcast producer and came up with the term ‘mindful Black journalism.’ Learn what that is, why I’m doing it, and how it works.

Sandra Hannebohm
Sandra Hannebohm
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What’s wrong with traditional news?

What’s wrong with traditional news?

I did not always want to be a journalist. Actually, the very first profession I remember dreaming of as a child was 'paranormal investigator.' As a child, journalism seemed like something men in suits did, and only on TV.

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Sandra Hannebohm
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Canada's Newsroom Diversity Problem

Canada's Newsroom Diversity Problem

I asked what problems you see in traditional media and here are the takeaways. Plus, I share some research on the state of diversity in news media in Canada (spoiler: it isn't good) and what the history of Black Nova Scotia press says about media today.

Sandra Hannebohm
Sandra Hannebohm