Sonya Fatah
@sonjfatah.bsky.social
journalism prof; lifelong reporter; live journalism nerd; founder, stitched!; Canada Press Freedom Project co-lead; DEI + journalism = ?
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Sonya Fatah
@sonjfatah.bsky.social
· Jan 31
New Canada Press Freedom Project data:
HonestReporting Canada has targeted at least 384 individual media workers with almost 700 publications since Oct. 2023. CPFP is tracking these incidents as “chilling statements” in our database of press freedom infringements:
HonestReporting Canada has targeted at least 384 individual media workers with almost 700 publications since Oct. 2023. CPFP is tracking these incidents as “chilling statements” in our database of press freedom infringements:
HonestReporting Canada Chilling Statements Archives - Canada Press Freedom Project
canadapressfreedom.ca
This is critical data on the harassment and targeting of 384 media workers by Honest Reporting Canada since October 2023. At #CanadaPressFreedomProject we are recording these as chilling statements. This should be a major concern for anyone with a stake in #pressfreedoms in a democracy.
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Freedom of the press in Canada is at risk. Read TMU prof. & senior editor of the Canada Press Freedom Project @sonjfatah.bsky.social's take on CTV's cancelling of a fact-checking segment due to political pressure: bit.ly/44h9630 @journalismtmu.bsky.social @torontomet.bsky.social @pressprogress.ca
CTV Cancelled a Fact-Checking Segment in Response to Political Pressure From Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives
Audio recording shows CTV cancelled an ‘election misinformation’ segment with journalist Rachel Gilmore after online backlash from conservatives
bit.ly
April 4, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Freedom of the press in Canada is at risk. Read TMU prof. & senior editor of the Canada Press Freedom Project @sonjfatah.bsky.social's take on CTV's cancelling of a fact-checking segment due to political pressure: bit.ly/44h9630 @journalismtmu.bsky.social @torontomet.bsky.social @pressprogress.ca
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The NO OTHER LAND team on the red carpet at the Oscars!! 🇵🇸❤️
March 2, 2025 at 11:38 PM
The NO OTHER LAND team on the red carpet at the Oscars!! 🇵🇸❤️
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stitched! studio is proud to announce a new 2-day run of LIVING WITH DRONES, live in Toronto.
📍 The Theatre Centre
📅 February 28 & March 1
🕗 Doors open at 7:30 p.m. | Show starts at 8 p.m.
** The March 1st show is a masked-only event**
🎟️ Tickets are available now: theatrecentre.org/event/living...
📍 The Theatre Centre
📅 February 28 & March 1
🕗 Doors open at 7:30 p.m. | Show starts at 8 p.m.
** The March 1st show is a masked-only event**
🎟️ Tickets are available now: theatrecentre.org/event/living...
February 10, 2025 at 2:07 AM
stitched! studio is proud to announce a new 2-day run of LIVING WITH DRONES, live in Toronto.
📍 The Theatre Centre
📅 February 28 & March 1
🕗 Doors open at 7:30 p.m. | Show starts at 8 p.m.
** The March 1st show is a masked-only event**
🎟️ Tickets are available now: theatrecentre.org/event/living...
📍 The Theatre Centre
📅 February 28 & March 1
🕗 Doors open at 7:30 p.m. | Show starts at 8 p.m.
** The March 1st show is a masked-only event**
🎟️ Tickets are available now: theatrecentre.org/event/living...
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INTRODUCING MARIAM SHAKAA – THE HEARTBEAT OF LIVING WITH DRONES
Palestinian oudist, musician, and singer Mariam Shakaa brings her soul-stirring melodies to our live journalism show, setting the emotional tone and guiding us through the journeys of our storysharers and storytellers.
Palestinian oudist, musician, and singer Mariam Shakaa brings her soul-stirring melodies to our live journalism show, setting the emotional tone and guiding us through the journeys of our storysharers and storytellers.
February 10, 2025 at 2:10 AM
INTRODUCING MARIAM SHAKAA – THE HEARTBEAT OF LIVING WITH DRONES
Palestinian oudist, musician, and singer Mariam Shakaa brings her soul-stirring melodies to our live journalism show, setting the emotional tone and guiding us through the journeys of our storysharers and storytellers.
Palestinian oudist, musician, and singer Mariam Shakaa brings her soul-stirring melodies to our live journalism show, setting the emotional tone and guiding us through the journeys of our storysharers and storytellers.
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The reality is, most of our audience is on the other website. But given its ownership and the fascism and such, we cannot continue to utilize it in good conscience.
I’d be grateful if you’d support @jsource.bsky.social by following us where we’ll be from now on:
I’d be grateful if you’d support @jsource.bsky.social by following us where we’ll be from now on:
J-Source will no longer be posting at ~the other place~
Follow us here, on LinkedIn and by subscribing to our newsletter
#CdnMedia
j-source.us21.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...
Follow us here, on LinkedIn and by subscribing to our newsletter
#CdnMedia
j-source.us21.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...
February 3, 2025 at 10:34 PM
The reality is, most of our audience is on the other website. But given its ownership and the fascism and such, we cannot continue to utilize it in good conscience.
I’d be grateful if you’d support @jsource.bsky.social by following us where we’ll be from now on:
I’d be grateful if you’d support @jsource.bsky.social by following us where we’ll be from now on:
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"[Journalists] remain essential watchdogs over powerful interests in society, and—when we work ethically, accurately, and fearlessly—we can improve people’s lives, even as we are sometimes derided for doing so."
RCFP Chairman Stephen J. Adler in @columjournreview.bsky.social:
RCFP Chairman Stephen J. Adler in @columjournreview.bsky.social:
Does It Still Make Sense to Be a Journalist?
An antidote to perpetual despondency.
www.cjr.org
January 31, 2025 at 1:09 AM
"[Journalists] remain essential watchdogs over powerful interests in society, and—when we work ethically, accurately, and fearlessly—we can improve people’s lives, even as we are sometimes derided for doing so."
RCFP Chairman Stephen J. Adler in @columjournreview.bsky.social:
RCFP Chairman Stephen J. Adler in @columjournreview.bsky.social:
This is critical data on the harassment and targeting of 384 media workers by Honest Reporting Canada since October 2023. At #CanadaPressFreedomProject we are recording these as chilling statements. This should be a major concern for anyone with a stake in #pressfreedoms in a democracy.
New Canada Press Freedom Project data:
HonestReporting Canada has targeted at least 384 individual media workers with almost 700 publications since Oct. 2023. CPFP is tracking these incidents as “chilling statements” in our database of press freedom infringements:
HonestReporting Canada has targeted at least 384 individual media workers with almost 700 publications since Oct. 2023. CPFP is tracking these incidents as “chilling statements” in our database of press freedom infringements:
HonestReporting Canada Chilling Statements Archives - Canada Press Freedom Project
canadapressfreedom.ca
January 31, 2025 at 3:21 AM
This is critical data on the harassment and targeting of 384 media workers by Honest Reporting Canada since October 2023. At #CanadaPressFreedomProject we are recording these as chilling statements. This should be a major concern for anyone with a stake in #pressfreedoms in a democracy.
Reposted by Sonya Fatah
New from @jsource.bsky.social, the first #Documenters project in Canada comes to life. Written and illustrated by Sara Mizannojehdehi
j-source.ca/with-documen...
j-source.ca/with-documen...
With ‘Documenters,’ newsrooms get help from citizens - J-Source
A collaboration between a Toronto newsroom and a Montreal university is hoping to bridge gaps in local reporting of public meetings
j-source.ca
January 28, 2025 at 4:16 PM
New from @jsource.bsky.social, the first #Documenters project in Canada comes to life. Written and illustrated by Sara Mizannojehdehi
j-source.ca/with-documen...
j-source.ca/with-documen...
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⚡️🚨 We’re also performing the live journalism show about drones and their traumatic impact on Gazans next week @ P21 Gallery, Thursday-Saturday
p21.gallery/node/393
p21.gallery/node/393
PERFORMANCE 1 | Living with Drones: a live journalism show | P21 Gallery
p21.gallery
January 3, 2025 at 11:50 PM
⚡️🚨 We’re also performing the live journalism show about drones and their traumatic impact on Gazans next week @ P21 Gallery, Thursday-Saturday
p21.gallery/node/393
p21.gallery/node/393
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The day has arrived! Tonight marks the first showing of Living With Drones at Camden People's Theatre.
Join us at 7 PM for an unforgettable performance.
Tickets are available here: cptheatre.co.uk/whatson/Livi...
See you there!
Join us at 7 PM for an unforgettable performance.
Tickets are available here: cptheatre.co.uk/whatson/Livi...
See you there!
January 6, 2025 at 11:25 AM
The day has arrived! Tonight marks the first showing of Living With Drones at Camden People's Theatre.
Join us at 7 PM for an unforgettable performance.
Tickets are available here: cptheatre.co.uk/whatson/Livi...
See you there!
Join us at 7 PM for an unforgettable performance.
Tickets are available here: cptheatre.co.uk/whatson/Livi...
See you there!
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Global spending on military drone technology is soaring, redefining our understanding of aerial warfare.
Join us in London, U.K., for our new live journalism show, "Living with Drones," to explore this critical topic.
Tickets are available now: cptheatre.co.uk/whatson/Livi...
Join us in London, U.K., for our new live journalism show, "Living with Drones," to explore this critical topic.
Tickets are available now: cptheatre.co.uk/whatson/Livi...
January 2, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Global spending on military drone technology is soaring, redefining our understanding of aerial warfare.
Join us in London, U.K., for our new live journalism show, "Living with Drones," to explore this critical topic.
Tickets are available now: cptheatre.co.uk/whatson/Livi...
Join us in London, U.K., for our new live journalism show, "Living with Drones," to explore this critical topic.
Tickets are available now: cptheatre.co.uk/whatson/Livi...
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The quadcopter is a four-propeller military-grade drone. It buzzes and buzzes, hovers and captures, spies and strikes…
#livejournalism #somethingiscoming
#livejournalism #somethingiscoming
December 20, 2024 at 12:15 AM
The quadcopter is a four-propeller military-grade drone. It buzzes and buzzes, hovers and captures, spies and strikes…
#livejournalism #somethingiscoming
#livejournalism #somethingiscoming
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what’s that noise? I can’t get it out of my head….it’s always lingering.
stay tuned. something is coming soon…
#livejournalism #somethingiscoming
stay tuned. something is coming soon…
#livejournalism #somethingiscoming
December 17, 2024 at 7:48 PM
what’s that noise? I can’t get it out of my head….it’s always lingering.
stay tuned. something is coming soon…
#livejournalism #somethingiscoming
stay tuned. something is coming soon…
#livejournalism #somethingiscoming
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Zanana (زنانة): An inescapable buzz.
This is the nagging drone, the one you can’t get away from.
#livejournalism #somethingiscoming
This is the nagging drone, the one you can’t get away from.
#livejournalism #somethingiscoming
December 18, 2024 at 5:18 PM
Zanana (زنانة): An inescapable buzz.
This is the nagging drone, the one you can’t get away from.
#livejournalism #somethingiscoming
This is the nagging drone, the one you can’t get away from.
#livejournalism #somethingiscoming
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CPJ strongly denounces the killings of four Palestinian journalists in Gaza during the past week and calls for the international community to hold Israel accountable for its attacks against the media.
cpj.org/2024/12/isra...
cpj.org/2024/12/isra...
Israeli forces kill at least 4 Gaza journalists in the past week - Committee to Protect Journalists
Beirut, December 16, 2024 – The Committee to Protect Journalists strongly denounces the killings of four Palestinian journalists in Gaza during the past week and calls for the international community ...
cpj.org
December 17, 2024 at 1:21 AM
CPJ strongly denounces the killings of four Palestinian journalists in Gaza during the past week and calls for the international community to hold Israel accountable for its attacks against the media.
cpj.org/2024/12/isra...
cpj.org/2024/12/isra...
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Say his name: Mohamed Baalusha.This one really hurts. He discovered the massacred babies as Al Nasar hospital. Many months ago Mohamed was shot. Then, he was unable to move w an infection. He bravely returned to reporting , only to be killed today. He is abt the 200th journalist killed by US-Israel
December 15, 2024 at 5:11 AM
Say his name: Mohamed Baalusha.This one really hurts. He discovered the massacred babies as Al Nasar hospital. Many months ago Mohamed was shot. Then, he was unable to move w an infection. He bravely returned to reporting , only to be killed today. He is abt the 200th journalist killed by US-Israel
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Say her name: Eman Shanti, Palestinian journalist, killed today in Gaza with husband Helmi & children Alma, Omar, & Bilal. She is among nearly 200 journalists killed by US-backed-Israel. Her final written words were “Is it possible that we’re still alive until now…may God have mercy on the martyrs”
December 11, 2024 at 2:35 PM
Say her name: Eman Shanti, Palestinian journalist, killed today in Gaza with husband Helmi & children Alma, Omar, & Bilal. She is among nearly 200 journalists killed by US-backed-Israel. Her final written words were “Is it possible that we’re still alive until now…may God have mercy on the martyrs”
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December 7, 2024 at 12:19 AM
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I’m excited to announce that today is the launch of The Hatchet, a podcast and newsletter focused on power and money in Canada. Listen to our first episode, subscribe and support! open.substack.com/pub/hatchetm...
Canada's Criminal Bank
Listen now (47 mins) | Support us at hatchetmedia.substack.com
open.substack.com
November 28, 2024 at 2:16 PM
I’m excited to announce that today is the launch of The Hatchet, a podcast and newsletter focused on power and money in Canada. Listen to our first episode, subscribe and support! open.substack.com/pub/hatchetm...
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Join J-Source and the Canada Press Freedom Project's @sonjfatah.bsky.social, @cwaddell27.bsky.social and @stephwechsler.bsky.social to talk about press freedom violations in Canada and why it's critical to have a record of incursions on journalistic work.
caj.ca/programs/caj...
caj.ca/programs/caj...
November 20, 2024 at 6:25 PM
Join J-Source and the Canada Press Freedom Project's @sonjfatah.bsky.social, @cwaddell27.bsky.social and @stephwechsler.bsky.social to talk about press freedom violations in Canada and why it's critical to have a record of incursions on journalistic work.
caj.ca/programs/caj...
caj.ca/programs/caj...
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If you've ever wanted to take a class with me, now might be the time to learn how to READ, honey! I've partnered with @workshops4gaza.bsky.social to teach "The Library is Open: Understanding Media Ethics" to raise $ for food, water & education in North Gaza www.workshops4gaza.com/calendar/how...
November 18, 2024 at 8:42 PM
If you've ever wanted to take a class with me, now might be the time to learn how to READ, honey! I've partnered with @workshops4gaza.bsky.social to teach "The Library is Open: Understanding Media Ethics" to raise $ for food, water & education in North Gaza www.workshops4gaza.com/calendar/how...
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my colleague Sonya Fatah and i reflect upon the chilling effect of attacks on press freedom in Gaza — on the frontlines and in North American newsrooms. in The Walrus: thewalrus.ca/gaza-press-f...
Attacks on Press Freedoms Have Chilling Effects Far beyond Gaza | The Walrus
The dangers of covering the crisis aren’t limited to front-line reporting. They’re playing out behind the scenes in North American newsrooms too
thewalrus.ca
January 31, 2024 at 2:03 PM
my colleague Sonya Fatah and i reflect upon the chilling effect of attacks on press freedom in Gaza — on the frontlines and in North American newsrooms. in The Walrus: thewalrus.ca/gaza-press-f...