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'These murders don’t happen in a vacuum. They happen in a culture that is still – and is increasingly – hostile to women.' Important column by Marsha Lederman on the ways we ignore femicide theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…

No surprises here, but it is good to now be able to put numbers to this systemic pattern of excluding Africans from Canada for often nebulous reasons.
Shocking and wrong.

Along with 100 organizations, the Bigger than our Borders campaign Bigger Than Our Borders welcomes #Budget2024 and its new investments in humanitarian aid. Thank you Justin Trudeau Chrystia Freeland.

See the reaction from the international aid sector 👉cooperation.ca/canadian-aid-s…

This video, posted by Jackson Hinkle and others and viewed nearly 5 million times, claims to show 'Israelis panicking' as Iran's missiles and drones reach Israel.

in fact, it shows Louis Tomlinson fans near Four Seasons Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina last week; verified by…

She really saw into the hearts of people’: The legacy of Anja Niedringhaus cnn.com/interactive/20…

Thanks to support from Global Affairs Canada CanadainSouthSudan, we are equipping journalists with the skills to identify and counter #misinformation #disinformation & speech in South Sudan 🇸🇸
Hear from program manager Mary Ajith VOA Africa on this vital work👇 voaafrica.com/a/ssudan-hate-…

Former Russian ambassador to NATO and close neo-fascist accomplice of Vladimir Putin, Dimitry Rogozin, clearly explains the objectives of Russian information warfare:

An Open Letter from Economists on Canadian Carbon Pricing sites.google.com/view/open-lett…

⁦1 year since #EvanGershkovich was detained by Russia and has been deprived of his freedom simply for doing his job as a journalist.
#JHR is delighted to join with journalists in Canada and 7 other countries to show solidarity with Evan and our support for a free press.

Women are literally punished for their reproductive biology. They are paid less. They struggle to get childcare. They can’t access the care they need, because a 5 month wait for a 15 min appointment isn’t care. Their medical concerns aren’t studied adequately. 1/

… meanwhile small digital publishers in the US are suing OpenAI for copyright infringement. niemanlab.org/2024/03/the-in…

Intriguing q+a with fellow Nieman Foundation Fellow Jaemark Tordecilla on how to make generative AI work for journalism. (Hint: a lot of it is trial and error - playing around with the tech to solve for pain points - and a fair chunk is mindset - ie be open.) academia.edu/upgrade?featur…

If you are a journalist in exile who has dedicated their career to fighting for press freedom, the Massey-CJFE may be the exact opportunity needed for professional development.

Apply by March 31.
*Must reside in Canada
masseycollege.ca/journalism-fel…

With tremendous gratitude, we remember filmmaker and 2019 Nieman Fellow Brent Renaud, who was shot and killed in Ukraine two years ago today.

Humble, sensitive, gentle, smart and funny are just a few of ways his Nieman classmates remember him.

On #IWD , 'Equality Without Borders' event showcased the crucial impact of journalism on gender equality & women's rights worldwide
Watch the engaging panel led by Cristina Tenaglia & hear impactful stories from #JHR leaders across DRC Kenya Libya Afghanistan and beyond
WATCH NOW!

Still giving us all joy 7 years on

If I may, there’s something I need to get off my chest.

As democracy remains under siege, it has been frustrating to watch how the press covers politics these days.

I am reminded by lessons that came to me during the Nixon years as a CBS News correspondent, which I’ll add here:…

“The Sudetenland is the last territorial demand I have to make in Europe.”
— Adolf Hitler, September 26, 1938.

Donald Trump, who is not the president, is using a minority of Republicans to hand a victory to Russia, and to weaken American power and credibility. Why? theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…