Where are Canadian media at, when it comes to reconciliation with Indigenous peoples? In October 2020, I had a lengthy conversation with Maia Herriot of The Pigeon about how newsrooms and journalism schools have responded to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s (TRC) calls to action related...
Are there lessons for news media in Indigenous scholar Glen Coulthard's Red Skin, White Masks? This blog was written by Sophie Woodrooffe – a freelance journalist and graduate student at the UBC School of Journalism – for a directed study course offered through the First Nations...
In late 2015, Erin Sylvester of Ryerson Review of Journalism interviewed me for an article she was writing on the Indigenous Reporters Program from Journalists for Human Rights. The conversation was wide-ranging, as she was looking at the IRP as part of a larger trend...
Late in 2014, I had a lengthy conversation with Stefana Fratila, a graduate student in political science at the University of British Columbia, who was working on a essay that examined media coverage of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls in Canada. In the spring...
Why did a Letter to the Editor in a small-town newspaper prompt angry local protest, and cries of 'Racism' from across North America --- and what are media doing to improve coverage of Indigenous peoples? Those were the important questions tackled by a distinguished panel of...
When students cite RIIC in their work, hope is rekindled at RIIC HQ. And who doesn't appreciate a shout out, like this article in The Martlet - written by Samantha Tsuruda, a UBC Master of Public Health program who is currently a visiting student at...
At NAJA's 30th Annual National Native Media Conference, I was honoured to be asked to give a #NAJATalk. Here's the text of "Decolonizing Journalism Education": Almost all the students at the UBC School of Journalism are non-native, so when they arrive for the first day of...
From time to time, Indigenous and non-Indigenous journalists approach RIIC, seeking advice about challenges faced in the field. One such email came from Will Braun, a freelance journalist who writes for HuffPo and Winnipeg Free Press. Like many freelancers, he has a hand in many pies:...
This tweet from Hawaii's Indigenous broadcaster OiwiTV, gave RIIC a good ol' belly laugh. In case you ever need to mic up a shirtless kanaka in a malo. You're welcome. #Oiwitv http://t.co/Vg6sXnE8l2 #OiwiTV pic.twitter.com/ytGHqLRsgq — 'Ōiwi TV (@OiwiTV) May 26, 2014 ...
Emma Smith, a UBC Journalism School graduate, recently published this post for the newly launched Worst blog. She makes a well-reasoned argument for the need for better reporting on First Nations - and quotes RIIC to boot. You can read her original item here. Last year,...
