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audience editor @thenarwhal.ca, Lorde stan, avid hater, not like other he/theys…

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A New Canadian Group Launches to Defend Palestinian Journalists, by @kristendejager.bsky.social thetyee.ca/News/2025/06...
A New Canadian Group Launches to Defend Palestinian Journalists | The Tyee
At least 186 journalists and media workers have been killed in Gaza, Israel, Lebanon and the West Bank in the last 20 months.
thetyee.ca
June 26, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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“This should have been done a long time ago.”

On June 25, the Canadian Journalists for Justice in Palestine announced its formation in a dual press conference held in Vancouver and Toronto. @kristendejager.bsky.social reports.

#cdnpoli #topoli #vanpoli #CdnMedia
A New Canadian Group Launches to Defend Palestinian Journalists | The Tyee
At least 186 journalists and media workers have been killed in Gaza, Israel, Lebanon and the West Bank in the last 20 months.
thetyee.ca
June 26, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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A few days ago, I personally emailed Canada’s foreign affairs department to seek comment about the government’s response to the genocide in Gaza.

They responded.

Here's what they said:
June 6, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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The turning point that wasn't: the way the world talks about Israel's war has changed. Nothing else has | Nesrine Malik
The turning point that wasn't: the way the world talks about Israel's war has changed. Nothing else has | Nesrine Malik
An air of complicity has prompted new rhetoric from UK and EU leaders. But it won’t redeem them – or change history’s course, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
www.theguardian.com
May 26, 2025 at 5:34 AM
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HARD DISAGREE with this headline but this was an incredibly fun conversation with @christress.bsky.social about how The Onion is punching so damn hard right now, and why that's good for both business and the world at large.

www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...
The Onion’s Ben Collins Knows How to Save Media
The NBC News reporter turned CEO sits down for a long talk about his “weird and awkward” last year at the network; his girlfriend, congressional hopeful Kat Abughazaleh; and how he turned 'The Onion' ...
www.vanityfair.com
May 19, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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always optimistic that the journalism industry can become a fairer and more inclusive place, and pointing out structural failures and biases where they occur is part of building that future. to that end, please read this editorial from IndigiNews:
Why you won’t see IndigiNews among those sharing in the $100M Google news fund

As the CJC hands out millions to ‘Canadian’ media under the federal Online News Act, our Indigenous newsroom is left behind

indiginews.com/first-person...
Why you won’t see IndigiNews among those sharing in the $100M Google news fund
As the CJC hands out millions to ‘Canadian’ media under the federal Online News Act, our Indigenous newsroom is left behind
indiginews.com
May 7, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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Why you won’t see IndigiNews among those sharing in the $100M Google news fund

As the CJC hands out millions to ‘Canadian’ media under the federal Online News Act, our Indigenous newsroom is left behind

indiginews.com/first-person...
Why you won’t see IndigiNews among those sharing in the $100M Google news fund
As the CJC hands out millions to ‘Canadian’ media under the federal Online News Act, our Indigenous newsroom is left behind
indiginews.com
May 7, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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Sharing this again today, as we mark nine years of a public health emergency that we know how to solve, but still see government neglecting people by ignoring science.
I wrote something for @theglobeandmail.com about my experience photographing the toxic drug supply crisis and the people I love who continue to fight for evidence-based solutions.

www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: Living and dying through B.C.’s overdose crisis
Documenting the everyday of a forever emergency
www.theglobeandmail.com
April 14, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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My final newsletter for the Narwhal 💚😭 and with that,

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This story about a lawsuit involving First Nations in northern Ontario has deep roots — in mistakes made by the Crown centuries ago. @emmamci.bsky.social gets into it in our latest newsletter: thenarwhal.ca/newsletter-o...
In northern Ontario, it’s complicated | The Narwhal
This story about a lawsuit involving First Nations in northern Ontario has deep roots — in mistakes made by the Crown centuries ago
thenarwhal.ca
April 11, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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over the moon to share this new fellowship we're offering at @thenarwhal.ca!
To tell stories about Indigenous nations, we need to build capacity for Indigenous journalists in Canadian media — including Indigenous editors.

That’s why this year, The Narwhal is hiring an Indigenous editorial fellow. Learn more and apply. #cdnmedia #journalismjobs thenarwhal.ca/2025-indigen...
Apply for The Narwhal’s 2025 Indigenous editorial fellowship
The Narwhal has a job opening for an Indigenous editorial fellow — part of an effort to build capacity for Indigenous journalists in Canadian media
thenarwhal.ca
April 3, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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I wrote something for @theglobeandmail.com about my experience photographing the toxic drug supply crisis and the people I love who continue to fight for evidence-based solutions.

www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: Living and dying through B.C.’s overdose crisis
Documenting the everyday of a forever emergency
www.theglobeandmail.com
March 28, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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NEW: Hossam Shabat’s Last Article

Filed hours before his killing in an Israeli airstrike, journalist
Hossam Shabat describes the resumption of Israel's scorched earth campaign in his hometown of Beit Hanoun.

Translated through tears by Sharif Kouddous

dropsitenews.com/p/hossam-sha...
Hossam Shabat’s Last Article
Filed hours before his killing in an Israeli airstrike, journalist Hossam Shabat describes the resumption of Israel's scorched earth campaign in his hometown of Beit Hanoun.
dropsitenews.com
March 24, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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Israeli forces intensify ground operations in northern and southern Gaza as Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz warns of seizing territory in the besieged enclave if all captives not released ⤵️
Israel threatens annexation after expanding ground offensive in Gaza
Israeli forces intensify ground operations in northern and southern Gaza with residents saying no warnings given.
aje.io
March 21, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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I posted in the CAJ Slack asking them about the fact that they legitimized a right-wing rag that has harassed other journalists.

The CAJ did not reply.

Instead, the CAJ deactivated my access to the Slack channel, despite an ongoing conversation with other members.

I'm really disgusted.
March 18, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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At least nine Palestinians, including three journalists, have been killed and several others wounded in an Israeli drone attack on Beit Lahiya in northern Gaza, according to Palestinian media ⤵️
Israel kills at least nine Palestinians, including journalists, in Gaza
The attack targets a relief team in the north of the enclave that was accompanied by journalists and photographers.
aje.io
March 15, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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The Tyee wrote about my photography exhibition that opens this Sunday at Gallery 881 in Vancouver. The reception is from 2-5pm.
Jackie Dives’ photographs depict ordinary moments.

This radical mundanity invites people to see the toxic drug crisis differently. 📸
In Everyday Moments of Crisis, Intimacy and Care | The Tyee
Jackie Dives photographs people surviving grief and the toxic drug supply.
thetyee.ca
March 15, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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As the fate of the ceasefire remains uncertain, mothers in Gaza write their children's names on their bodies to ensure they are identified and buried in a marked grave if killed in an Israeli attack.

🔴 LIVE updates:
Calls for action after UN accuses Israel of ‘genocidal’ attacks in Gaza
Israeli forces kill 2 children in Gaza as UN accuses Israel of targeting women’s healthcare and using sexual violence.
aje.io
March 14, 2025 at 4:09 AM
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Watching an administration of violent, sieg heiling christo-fascists use Jewish vernacular while enacting Nazi policies against a marginalized group is more obscene than anything I could ever draw. Hope they all get what they richly deserve. 👍
March 10, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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Israeli soldiers used an 80-year-old Gazan as a human shield. Then they killed him - https://www.972mag.com/gaza-human-shield-mosquito/
Israeli soldiers used 80-year-old Gazan as human shield, then killed him
Soldiers put an explosive cord around the man's neck and forced him to scout buildings for eight hours. After his release, another division shot him dead.
www.972mag.com
February 16, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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UPDATE: CanLit Responds says it “celebrates” the Giller’s decision to end its partnership with Scotiabank, but will continue the boycott until the foundation also cuts ties with Indigo and the Azrieli Foundation.

www.thestar.com/entertainmen...
February 3, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Israel has destroyed multiple buildings in the occupied West Bank’s Jenin refugee camp, hours after its forces killed a 73-year-old Palestinian man, says the Palestinian Ministry of Health ⤵️
Israel destroys buildings in West Bank’s Jenin after killing elderly man
Explosions heard throughout Jenin, part of Israeli military operation in the city and its adjacent refugee camp.
aje.io
February 2, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Honestly fuck America for making me engage in any hint of nationalism because ew
February 2, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Israel’s far-right minister Bezalel Smotrich has praised President Trump’s proposal to clear Gaza's Palestinians out and move them to Jordan and Egypt and is working to turn it into an “operational plan”, reports The Times of Israel.

🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/njc5ar
January 27, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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Israeli settlers have set vehicles and properties on fire under the protection of Israeli forces while also injuring several Palestinians across the occupied West Bank.
Israeli settlers torch vehicles, properties in occupied West Bank attacks
Israeli settlers attack Palestinian villages, set vehicles on fire and injure several residents in the West Bank.
aje.io
January 21, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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