Kena
@kenashah.com
Journalist. '24 Amnesty International Media Award Winner. Signal: kenashah.02
A result of 1.5 years of reporting, this piece traced the stories of two Canadian survivors of genital cutting who had no choice but to look to the U.S. for healthcare. Reported for @prismreports.org
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Canadian women harmed by genital mutilation find help in the U.S.
About 125,000 immigrant girls and women in Canada are at risk of FGM, but health care systems don’t view reconstructive surgery as “necessary”
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November 3, 2025 at 11:42 PM
A result of 1.5 years of reporting, this piece traced the stories of two Canadian survivors of genital cutting who had no choice but to look to the U.S. for healthcare. Reported for @prismreports.org
prismreports.org/2025/10/29/f...
prismreports.org/2025/10/29/f...
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Canadian women harmed by genital mutilation find help in the U.S., Kena Shah reports. An estimated 125,000 immigrant girls & women in Canada are at risk of female genital mutilation, but health care systems don’t view reconstructive surgery as “necessary.”
Canadian women harmed by genital mutilation find help in the U.S.
About 125,000 immigrant girls and women in Canada are at risk of FGM, but health care systems don’t view reconstructive surgery as “necessary”
prismreports.org
October 29, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Canadian women harmed by genital mutilation find help in the U.S., Kena Shah reports. An estimated 125,000 immigrant girls & women in Canada are at risk of female genital mutilation, but health care systems don’t view reconstructive surgery as “necessary.”
With the UCP government invoking the notwithstanding clause to force teachers back to work and a general strike looming, I wanted to re-up a story I reported this summer on the Better Here campaign.
#ABpolitics #Alberta
#ABpolitics #Alberta
November 1, 2025 at 2:46 AM
With the UCP government invoking the notwithstanding clause to force teachers back to work and a general strike looming, I wanted to re-up a story I reported this summer on the Better Here campaign.
#ABpolitics #Alberta
#ABpolitics #Alberta
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Exclusive: Cindy Cohn, longtime director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, is leaving the group after 25 years. The decision was announced at a meeting this afternoon.
I sat down w/ Cohn to discuss her victories, unfinished battles, and the future of privacy, encryption, and corporate power.
I sat down w/ Cohn to discuss her victories, unfinished battles, and the future of privacy, encryption, and corporate power.
Cindy Cohn Is Leaving the EFF, but Not the Fight for Digital Rights
After 25 years at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Cindy Cohn is stepping down as executive director. In a WIRED interview, she reflects on encryption, AI, and why she’s not ready to quit the battl...
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September 9, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Exclusive: Cindy Cohn, longtime director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, is leaving the group after 25 years. The decision was announced at a meeting this afternoon.
I sat down w/ Cohn to discuss her victories, unfinished battles, and the future of privacy, encryption, and corporate power.
I sat down w/ Cohn to discuss her victories, unfinished battles, and the future of privacy, encryption, and corporate power.
For @prismreports.org, I covered a controversial hydrogen fuel bill in California. It’s sponsored by a hydrogen coalition made up of leading oil and gas companies seeking tax exemptions. Per the DOE, 95% of hydrogen in the US is produced using fossil fuels.
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Hydrogen fuel isn’t so ‘clean,’ say opponents of California bill
Sponsored by oil and gas corporations, SB 419 seeks to exempt hydrogen fuel from certain taxes in a purported push toward clean energy
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September 8, 2025 at 3:19 PM
For @prismreports.org, I covered a controversial hydrogen fuel bill in California. It’s sponsored by a hydrogen coalition made up of leading oil and gas companies seeking tax exemptions. Per the DOE, 95% of hydrogen in the US is produced using fossil fuels.
prismreports.org/2025/09/08/h...
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NEW: “Staggering” Water Loss Driven by Groundwater Mining Poses Global Threat
A new study finds that freshwater resources are rapidly disappearing, creating arid “mega” regions and causing sea levels to rise.
By @abrahm.bsky.social
A new study finds that freshwater resources are rapidly disappearing, creating arid “mega” regions and causing sea levels to rise.
By @abrahm.bsky.social
“Staggering” Water Loss Driven by Groundwater Mining Poses Global Threat
A new study finds that freshwater resources are rapidly disappearing, creating arid “mega” regions and causing sea levels to rise.
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July 25, 2025 at 6:10 PM
NEW: “Staggering” Water Loss Driven by Groundwater Mining Poses Global Threat
A new study finds that freshwater resources are rapidly disappearing, creating arid “mega” regions and causing sea levels to rise.
By @abrahm.bsky.social
A new study finds that freshwater resources are rapidly disappearing, creating arid “mega” regions and causing sea levels to rise.
By @abrahm.bsky.social
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As more journalists are driven out of their jobs, I keep hearing this drumbeat of "it's ok -- they can start their own newsletter or publication." Some can. But becoming your own business is a huge job, and will eliminate many talented reporters from the public sphere. Here's why. (1/5)
July 10, 2025 at 6:49 PM
As more journalists are driven out of their jobs, I keep hearing this drumbeat of "it's ok -- they can start their own newsletter or publication." Some can. But becoming your own business is a huge job, and will eliminate many talented reporters from the public sphere. Here's why. (1/5)
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💡 Who pays the price for the green energy transition?
At @ire.org's #IRE25, investigative journalists revealed how to dig into the dark side of renewables — from mining impacts to labor abuses in the Global South.
🌱 Tools & tips: https://twp.ai/9PTQIz
At @ire.org's #IRE25, investigative journalists revealed how to dig into the dark side of renewables — from mining impacts to labor abuses in the Global South.
🌱 Tools & tips: https://twp.ai/9PTQIz
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Tips for Investigating Green Energy Supply Chains in the Global South
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July 7, 2025 at 10:30 PM
💡 Who pays the price for the green energy transition?
At @ire.org's #IRE25, investigative journalists revealed how to dig into the dark side of renewables — from mining impacts to labor abuses in the Global South.
🌱 Tools & tips: https://twp.ai/9PTQIz
At @ire.org's #IRE25, investigative journalists revealed how to dig into the dark side of renewables — from mining impacts to labor abuses in the Global South.
🌱 Tools & tips: https://twp.ai/9PTQIz
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+ one more thing, if you want an issue impacting you to be covered, one way to increase that happening is to email a journalist offering to be a source.
June 15, 2025 at 8:51 PM
+ one more thing, if you want an issue impacting you to be covered, one way to increase that happening is to email a journalist offering to be a source.
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An add: If you see journalists doing good work, share their stories, don't just "dunk" on stories you don't like, which also gets more people to read the not-so-good stories.
One of my biggest disappointments in American discourse over the past decade has been the mainstream media.
With very few exceptions, they have failed the American people miserably.
With very few exceptions, they have failed the American people miserably.
June 15, 2025 at 8:33 PM
An add: If you see journalists doing good work, share their stories, don't just "dunk" on stories you don't like, which also gets more people to read the not-so-good stories.
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I was looking forward to @healthjournalism.org HJ25’s session on financial statements all week and it did not disappoint. Absolutely worth the cramped hand from taking notes at lightning speed.
June 1, 2025 at 6:58 AM
I was looking forward to @healthjournalism.org HJ25’s session on financial statements all week and it did not disappoint. Absolutely worth the cramped hand from taking notes at lightning speed.
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The news media is crowded with people who aren’t here to newsgather. They make no research or investigative contributions; just personalities whose job is comparable to pumping out youtube reaction videos. They’re entertainers, not journalists, and they’re paid 5x what decent reporters pull in.
The political media is obsessively relitigating the issue of Biden being too old and out of touch while the current president babbles incoherently at press conferences and regularly admits he's not the one making decisions on key policy matters.
May 15, 2025 at 11:11 PM
The news media is crowded with people who aren’t here to newsgather. They make no research or investigative contributions; just personalities whose job is comparable to pumping out youtube reaction videos. They’re entertainers, not journalists, and they’re paid 5x what decent reporters pull in.
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Our latest investigation, with @tjekdet.dk , @politiken.dk and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) reveals the real identity of the man behind Mr Deepfake, the notorious site where non-consensual deepfake pornography is published
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Unmasking MrDeepFakes: Canadian Pharmacist Linked to World’s Most Notorious Deepfake Porn Site - bellingcat
Double life: open source investigation reveals Canadian hospital pharmacist's links to MrDeepFakes, the most notorious deepfake porn website in the world.
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May 7, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Our latest investigation, with @tjekdet.dk , @politiken.dk and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) reveals the real identity of the man behind Mr Deepfake, the notorious site where non-consensual deepfake pornography is published
www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/05...
www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/05...
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I'm going to be honest this is really killing my faith in humanity (not that I had much left).
Don't you want to know why? Don't you want to find out interesting things about the world? Maybe it's not science, but maybe it's literature or fashion or sports!
Don't you want to know why? Don't you want to find out interesting things about the world? Maybe it's not science, but maybe it's literature or fashion or sports!
May 7, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I'm going to be honest this is really killing my faith in humanity (not that I had much left).
Don't you want to know why? Don't you want to find out interesting things about the world? Maybe it's not science, but maybe it's literature or fashion or sports!
Don't you want to know why? Don't you want to find out interesting things about the world? Maybe it's not science, but maybe it's literature or fashion or sports!
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💫 NEW! With legacy media stepping back from the space, three veteran reporters decided to create a new outlet dedicated to wildlife investigations.
Rachael Bale, one of the co-founders of WIRE, explains why. https://twp.ai/1V9klh
Rachael Bale, one of the co-founders of WIRE, explains why. https://twp.ai/1V9klh
Creating a New Nonprofit Outlet to Investigate Wildlife Crime
With legacy media stepping back from the space, three veteran reporters decided to create a new outlet dedicated to wildlife investigations. Rachael Bale, one of the co-founders of WIRE, explains why.
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March 25, 2025 at 1:02 PM
💫 NEW! With legacy media stepping back from the space, three veteran reporters decided to create a new outlet dedicated to wildlife investigations.
Rachael Bale, one of the co-founders of WIRE, explains why. https://twp.ai/1V9klh
Rachael Bale, one of the co-founders of WIRE, explains why. https://twp.ai/1V9klh
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Are you a keen researcher and passionate about environment or wildlife investigations? Bellingcat is looking for wildlife and environment related investigations that use open source methods and tools. www.bellingcat.com/uncategorize...
Pitch Wildlife and Environmental investigations to Bellingcat - bellingcat
If your source material is online and public, and your story unearths something deeper about our planet, we'd love to hear from you.
www.bellingcat.com
March 13, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Are you a keen researcher and passionate about environment or wildlife investigations? Bellingcat is looking for wildlife and environment related investigations that use open source methods and tools. www.bellingcat.com/uncategorize...
“I’m not going to stand by and see potential corruption exist within government and be a part of that”
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Alberta minister Peter Guthrie resigns over Danielle Smith’s handling of AHS allegations
Infrastructure Minister says he felt alone in demanding a more transparent response
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February 25, 2025 at 4:27 PM
“I’m not going to stand by and see potential corruption exist within government and be a part of that”
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Most of the world’s brightest minds are hard at work developing new ways for you to get depression from a computer
February 7, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Most of the world’s brightest minds are hard at work developing new ways for you to get depression from a computer
After Alberta’s Covid-19 report was deemed misinformation by leading medical bodies, the Premier dismantles AHS board. Meanwhile, this week a cancer patient in a Lethbridge hospital was moved to a storage room because of lack of space, suggesting a lack of results from the frequent reorganizations.
Danielle Smith axes entire Alberta Health Services board for the second time
The seven-person board has been replaced once again by a sole administrator, as critics say hospitals remain burdened by staffing shortages and long waiting times
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February 1, 2025 at 2:31 AM
After Alberta’s Covid-19 report was deemed misinformation by leading medical bodies, the Premier dismantles AHS board. Meanwhile, this week a cancer patient in a Lethbridge hospital was moved to a storage room because of lack of space, suggesting a lack of results from the frequent reorganizations.