Bobby Hristova
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Bobby Hristova
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Journalist with CBC Marketplace https://www.cbc.ca/1.4863852 • I like hard-hitting, accountability journalism • I believe your story can help others • #cdnfoi enthusiast • #HamOnt
This story aimed to give voice to an often-unseen reality and I did my best to cover it with sensitivity and precision. I hope it continues to drive dialogue and progress.
June 7, 2025 at 11:17 PM
And you could also ask them to send the data in a spreadsheet or “digital, machine-readable format.”
December 12, 2024 at 4:38 PM
For news nerds (this is pure speculation) I imagine the wording of the FOI would be something like:

"Daily accommodation charge revenue and number of patients charged, broken down by fiscal year, from 2019 to the most recent data available."
December 12, 2024 at 4:29 PM
Some simple but effective advice for journalists looking to act now:

- Contact journalists doing the work you aspire to do. Ask them to chat

- Consume and analyze the sort of journalism you aspire to do

- Spend some time with the tools you want to use and take small steps to learn them.

4/4
December 11, 2024 at 2:59 PM
If we can teach local reporters how to file records requests, use open data, implement OSINT, code, and navigate the courts, it would boost the quality of local journalism — and I think the audience would see it right away.

A lot of that comes down to the priorities of newsroom managers though. 3/4
December 11, 2024 at 2:59 PM
Steven D’Souza said: “Every single reporter should have these tools so that they can do the same kind of work … so that it's not a mystery, that it's not this, you know, magical elixir that only The Fifth Estate can do.”

I completely agree, especially for local reporters. 2/4
December 11, 2024 at 2:59 PM
The announcement came on the week after CBC's Marketplace shared its investigation into tip theft across the country. www.cbc.ca/news/marketp...
Just left a tip? There's a chance the worker you left it for won't get it | CBC News
Marketplace visited 100 businesses undercover to find out who’s asking for tips and where they end up. Data also shows employees across Canada have filed hundreds of complaints about "tip theft".
www.cbc.ca
December 10, 2024 at 4:17 PM