I was honoured to serve as a judge for this years Digital Publishing Awards. @canadamediaawards.bsky.social So much fun to get to read great work!

✨ Meet the 2025 Digital Publishing Awards jury!

We're pleased to introduce the incredible editors, writers, and creatives helping us celebrate excellence in Canadian digital publishing.

Nominees announced May 6! 🗓️

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Congo and our story on the M23 armed group, with an interview with one of its leaders in Goma last month, on the front page of today’s print edition of The New York Times. 📸 Guerchom Ndebo

My video footage of the #bramptonprotest re: wage theft for workers. See the full video at the link. www.instagram.com/reel/DHSAggM...

I wish people who distrust the media could see the lengths I just went to to confirm one phrase in a 3,000-word story

For #blackhistorymonth I’m giving a talk at Oakville Library in Ontario, Canada about Black History in Canada and the generations of free Black people that have existed in Canada. Event is virtual, this Wednesday. Register for free at the link below attend.opl.on.ca/event/12824644

In the mid-90s, Haitian children + teens, many of whom had traveled solo or lost parents on their journey, were detained at Guantánamo. They suffered horrific abuse.

Trump now wants to reopen Guantánamo as a mega-detention site for asylum seekers.

www.teenvogue.com/story/trump-...

a really small thing journalists can do when writing stories about trans people is let them choose their pseudonym if they're using one

breaking: the ACLU is suing the President for the new passport policy which has frozen the applications of some trans and nonbinary americans and left others with passports that don’t reflect their gender identity –

latest for Rolling Stone:
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

It’s a familiar pattern across history, to blame immigrants or specific ethnic groups for the social ills caused by poor leadership, economic downturn, even global pandemics. The newest incarnation, this time against Indians, is fuelled by viral online hate. thelocal.to/anti-indian-...

Freelancers: in case you missed it, my post outlining what I want to commission in 2025 >> substack.com/home/post/p-... 👀

Canadian writers: Now is the time to get your pitches in for ambitious, long-form features, essays and profiles for @chatelainemag.bsky.social.

I encourage everyone to read past issues, but a good pitch primer is here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Email me: erica.lenti@stjoseph.com

Here are some key data points from the CAJ's latest diversity survey! Visit caj.ca/programs/div... for the full report.
Voici des points clés du plus récent sondage sur la diversité de l'ACJ! Visitez caj.ca/fr/programme... pour le rapport complet.