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“the human form of Snopes” | programs coordinator @jhrnews.bsky.social, contributing editor @xtramagazine.com | they/them | tobinng.wordpress.com

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Xtra @xtramagazine.com · 11h
Through her craft, Tinashe reclaims a category she’s shone in all along. xtramagazine.com/culture/pops...
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On ‘Popstar,’ Tinashe proves just how singular she is | Xtra Magazine
For much of her career, Tinashe has been dogged by comparisons to other artists. She’s fighting back the best way she can: by making great music
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Tobin Ng @tobinng.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
On “Popstar,” we hear an artist writing over the deluge of outside opinions to define herself. My latest for @xtramagazine.com on Tinashe's stellar album xtramagazine.com/culture/pops...
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On ‘Popstar,’ Tinashe flips off the discourse | Xtra Magazine
For much of her career, Tinashe has been dogged by comparisons to other artists. She’s fighting back the best way she can: by making great music
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Xtra @xtramagazine.com · 30/09/2026
A 26-year-old trans woman from Seattle volunteered in the Philippines. She was killed by the Philippine armed forces. Her name was Kai Sorem and this is her story. xtramagazine.com/power/activi...
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The Philippine military killed a 26-year-old trans woman from Seattle. Her death reveals how social movements are intertwined | Xtra Magazine
Filipina-American activist Kai Sorem went to the Philippines to defend the environment. Her death is a chilling reminder of the increased dangers faced by LGBTQ2S+ advocates abroad
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Xtra @xtramagazine.com · 25/09/2026
“We love seeing beautiful gay men make out onscreen, but there are others who deserve to see themselves as well,” says “Slo Pitch” director J Stevens. xtramagazine.com/culture/tv-f...
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‘Slo Pitch’ is swinging to end the one-season queer TV curse | Xtra Magazine
Director J Stevens says the series brings “queer stupidity”—and joy—to our screens
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Tobin Ng @tobinng.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
@cohaug.bsky.social's latest essay in @xtramagazine.com about journalistic responsibility and the failures of the Massachusetts lesbian bar masking story is a must-read!
Screenshot of story text; highlighted: "ultimately, editors who pitch or assign stories like this one do it because they know it’s juicy and it’s going to blow up. And when that blowing up amounts to a bunch of social media users—sometimes powerful people—making fun of a small group of marginalized people, that is bullying."
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Xtra @xtramagazine.com · 24/09/2026
“As a fat femme who was wary of intimacy and vulnerability with thin people, I was unsure if I was ready to let S be so close to me.” xtramagazine.com/love-sex/im-...
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I’m fat. My partner is trans. I’ve never felt so understood | Xtra Magazine
Our unruly bodies continue to surprise me in their overlapping struggles
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Tobin Ng @tobinng.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Rooting for Mel as they step into a new chapter, and excited to keep seeing their bylines in Xtra and beyond ❤️
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Frankie de la Cretaz @thefrankiedlc.news · 02/09/2026
For @xtramagazine.com I wrote about how the WPBL’s partnership with Olivia Travel harkens back to the way lesbian-owned companies have historically supported women’s sports leagues, even before mainstream sponsors paid them any attention (or money).
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Why the WPBL partnering with a lesbian travel company matters | Xtra Magazine
Support from lesbian brands and bars harks back to the queer history of women’s sport leagues
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Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) @jhrnews.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Introducing the 2026 cohort of the BIPOC Youth Journalism Training Fellowship: jhr.ca/introducing-t... Funded by the Government of Canada & RBC, the program provides paid work placements to emerging journalists of colour, equipping them with skills and experience to pursue journalism careers. 1/2
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Introducing the 2026 cohort of the BIPOC Youth Journalism Training Fellowship - Journalists for Human Rights (JHR)
Congratulations to the 2026 cohort of the BIPOC Youth Journalism Training Fellowship! Funded by the Government of Canada and RBC, the program provides flexible paid work placements to emerging journalists of colour, equipping them with the skills, mentorship, and experience they need to pursue careers in journalism. Read more about this year’s fellows below: Ana
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Mel Woods @melwoods.me · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton, a legend and an ally forever and always www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general...
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Tobin Ng @tobinng.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
“If you listen to some noisy, angry, conservative activists and commentators, you might think this thriving, thrilling, joyful league – and, really, women’s sports in general – is in grave danger.”
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What’s really behind the transgender participation debate? People who are afraid of women’s sports
The WNBA represents freedom, inclusivity and power for numerous types of women. To some, that’s a threatening thing
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Xtra @xtramagazine.com · 21/08/2026
A brand-new LGBTQ2S+ Canadian national monument is set to be unveiled in Ottawa this week. xtramagazine.com/video/thunde...
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What you need to know about Canada’s new LGBTQ2S+ national monument | Xtra Magazine
Called “Thunderhead,” the monument in Ottawa is funded by the LGBT Purge class-action lawsuit
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Xtra @xtramagazine.com · 14/08/2026
It’s painful to see “Sterling Point” pride itself on accurate representation—of a Sapphic relationship, of Muskoka—while erasing the racism of cottage country, writes @tobinng.bsky.social.
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Even in the idyllic queer world of ‘Sterling Point,’ whiteness is front and centre | Xtra Magazine
The Muskoka-set series glosses over the racism of Canada’s cottage country
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Tobin Ng @tobinng.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Finallyyy, a slow-burn lesbian romance back on our screens. But even in the dreamy world of “Sterling Point,” whiteness is front and centre. Some reflections on who gets to come to the cottage for @xtramagazine.com
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Even in the idyllic queer world of ‘Sterling Point,’ whiteness is front and centre | Xtra Magazine
The Muskoka-set series glosses over the racism of Canada’s cottage country
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Xtra @xtramagazine.com · 08/08/2026
Jane Schoenbrun’s “I Saw the TV Glow” follow-up shows the threads between nostalgia, violence and sexual pleasure xtramagazine.com/culture/tv-f...
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‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’ has something deep to say about queer orgasms | Xtra Magazine
Jane Schoenbrun’s “I Saw the TV Glow” follow-up shows the threads between nostalgia, violence and sexual pleasure
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Tobin Ng @tobinng.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Hayley Kiyoko's iconic music video-turned-feature film “Girls Like Girls” is now streaming! I said goodbye to its once-groundbreaking storyline for @xtramagazine.com
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‘Girls Like Girls’ once meant everything to me. I’ve outgrown it | Xtra Magazine
Hayley Kiyoko’s new movie tries to recapture the magic of the mid-2010s music video it’s based on. But time has dulled its revolutionary edge
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Xtra @xtramagazine.com · 01/07/2026
With time and practice, my partner and I have developed a shared understanding of my tendency to flee
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Loving my partner is easy. Finding the courage to stay feels harder | Xtra Magazine
Our decade together has helped me see myself as capable of change, rather than as always looking for a way out
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Xtra @xtramagazine.com · 23/06/2026
“There is none of the bite or self-certainty that defined the peak of Kiyoko’s career. Nor is there the bold optimism and unabashed queerness of that mid–to-late-2010s era of Sapphic representation, when Kiyoko earned her title as Lesbian Jesus.”
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‘Girls Like Girls’ once meant everything to me. I’ve outgrown it | Xtra Magazine
Hayley Kiyoko’s new movie tries to recapture the magic of the mid-2010s music video it’s based on. But time has dulled its revolutionary edge
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Tobin Ng @tobinng.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Watched Hayley Kiyoko's new movie “Girls Like Girls” in a half-empty theatre last week and reminisced on the thrill of coming of age during 20gayteen. A goodbye letter to a music video that helped me find myself
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‘Girls Like Girls’ once meant everything to me. I’ve outgrown it | Xtra Magazine
Hayley Kiyoko’s new movie tries to recapture the magic of the mid-2010s music video it’s based on. But time has dulled its revolutionary edge
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Ottawa Citizen @ottawacitizen.com · 15/06/2026
Why an Inuit group has concerns about policing at downtown gathering spot ottawacitizen.com/news/inuit-g...
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Xtra @xtramagazine.com · 15/06/2026
Xtra won gold at the Canadian Association of Journalists's annual awards gala. We won in the Online Media category under Investigations. Huge congratulations to writer Rob Csernyik and the team who worked on this. xtramagazine.com/power/politi...
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This online scam is putting the LGBTQ2S+ global activist community at risk | Xtra Magazine
Scammers targeting money from queer people in intolerant countries
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Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) @jhrnews.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
1/2 TORONTO: This #PrideMonth, join JHR & Dignity Network for a talk ft Toronto Star journalist Justin Ling (@justinling.ca) & galck+ Kenya Exec Coordinator Yvee Odour on who shapes narratives around 2SLGBTQIA+ rights + what's at stake when they get it wrong 👉 luma.com/pqrer6nz | Details 👇
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Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) @jhrnews.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
1/2 JOB OPPORTUNITY: JHR has partnered with @theresolvenews.bsky.social to offer a paid fellowship for an early-career journalist who is Black, Indigenous and/or a person of colour! The fellow will report, edit and fact-check stories related to equity at a community-powered national news outlet.
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Tobin Ng @tobinng.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Mother Mary—the Anne Hathaway-led lesbian film of the year that you haven't heard about—hits streaming today! ICYMI, I wrote about its moving portrayal of grief and sapphic heartbreak for @xtramagazine.com
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‘Mother Mary’ nails how devastating a first lesbian breakup can be | Xtra Magazine
In A24’s new pop star drama, Anne Hathaway captures the physicality of a tormented ex-lover aching for answers—and deliverance
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Xtra @xtramagazine.com · 11/05/2026
In our conversations, I’ve learned that gender has felt like a prison to my family too
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Opening up about being non-binary helped my family see gender differently | Xtra Magazine
While they might not fully understand my transness, our conversations about gender bring us closer
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Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) @jhrnews.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Three 2025 JHR fellows have received journalism award nominations! Congrats to @cajournalists.bsky.social Award nominee Angela Belleau (#GrowingIndigenousStorytellersFellowship) and @canadamediaawards.bsky.social nominees Yumna Iftikhar and Zahra Khozema (BIPOC Youth Journalism Training Fellowship).
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Xtra @xtramagazine.com · 04/05/2026
A question about sexual orientation is appearing in Canada’s census for the first time. @eksbainbridge.bsky.social unpacks why it matters
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Canadian census asks about sexual orientation for first time | Xtra Magazine
Experts say the data will boost understanding of the economic, health and social inequities faced by LGBTQ2S+ people
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Tobin Ng @tobinng.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Wrote about the sapphic film of the year and lesbian grief
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‘Mother Mary’ nails how devastating a first lesbian breakup can be | Xtra Magazine
In A24’s new pop star drama, Anne Hathaway captures the physicality of a tormented ex-lover aching for answers—and deliverance
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Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) @cajournalists.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Finalists/Finalistes : Online Media / Médias en ligne ⭐️Team - Xtra ⭐️Stephen Maher - Ricochet ⭐️Taylor West - Muskoka411 ⭐️Nicholas Hune-Brown - The Local ⭐️Charlie Pinkerton, Jessica Smith Cross - Trillium #CAJawards #prixACJ
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Tobin Ng @tobinng.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
“When I receive my copy of ‘Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream,’ the Mii that will appear on my island will finally be me... The island will feature an accurate representation of me, a trans guy, and my queer friends, who can finally see their real selves reflected in the virtual world.”
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Queer players are finally ‘Living the Dream’ in the new ‘Tomodachi Life’ sequel | Xtra Magazine
The latest instalment of Nintendo’s life-sim game breaks ground with new Mii gender, pronoun and attraction options
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Tobin Ng @tobinng.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Thinking of this essay by Victoria Hincapie Gomez on how visibility is a double-edged sword #TDoV
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Society told me to hate my body. I choose to embrace it instead | Xtra Magazine
As I prepare for bottom surgery, I’m returning to the people who have stood by me from the beginning—and myself
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Tobin Ng @tobinng.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
“It’s undeniable that there’s a parallel between the work I’m doing now and that early experience of playing somebody who had multiple aspects to her identities.” Really thoughtful interview from @jacobaronleung.bsky.social with a Degrassi-star-turned-therapist, up on Xtra's site now!
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Xtra @xtramagazine.com · 11/03/2026
Ian Duncan is teaching high schoolers the Canadian queer history he never learned in school
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This Ontario teacher and his students are filling gaps in Canada’s queer history | Xtra Magazine
The HISTORYtellers Project is bringing to light LGBTQ2S+ stories left out of textbooks
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Ziya Jones @ziyajones.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
SCRIPT IS HIRING! Come work with me! We are looking for someone *fluently* bilingual (fr/eng) who is a social media pro and who is passionate about LGBTQ2S+ health. Please share! prohttps://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4381174904/
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Pink Triangle Press hiring Community Manager, Script Health in Montreal, Quebec, Canada | LinkedIn
Posted 3:35:11 AM. Who We AreWelcome to Pink Triangle Press! We are Canada’s oldest LGBTQ2S+ media organization with a…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
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Mel Woods @melwoods.me · 11/02/2026
Hey Canadian media ... "born as a biological male" is not the move when you're reporting on what happened in Tumbler Ridge. Here's is the @transjournalists.org Style Guide if you are covering this story today styleguide.transjournalists.org
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Trans Journalists Association Stylebook and Coverage Guide
The Transgender Journalists Association’s Stylebook and Coverage Guide is a tool reporters, editors, and other journalists can use to improve news coverage of trans people and the stories that affect ...
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Mel Woods @melwoods.me · 11/02/2026
NEW from me today: Tumbler Ridge is mourning a horrific loss. But how the shooter's identity is being talked about online, and the dangerous links being made to trans people at large, will have resounding and dangerous impacts in the months and weeks to come. xtramagazine.com/power/tumble...
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The Tumbler Ridge shooting is already fuelling anti-trans hate in Canada | Xtra Magazine
Bad actors on the right are leaping to connect the shooter’s trans identity to the violence
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Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) @jhrnews.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
[1/3] The JHR team is saddened by the passing of Kanienke:haka (Mohawk) journalist Thaioronióhte Dan David. Over a 45-year career, Dan reshaped Indigenous journalism in Canada, most notably as the founding force behind APTN News.
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Xtra @xtramagazine.com · 09/01/2026
Senior editor @melwoods.me has been nominated for ‘Outstanding Online or Print Journalism Article,’ and Xtra has been nominated for ‘Outstanding Independent Journalism’ in the 37th @glaad.bsky.social Media Awards!
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Xtra nominated for two GLAAD awards | Xtra Magazine
Senior editor Mel Woods has been nominated for ‘Outstanding Online or Print Journalism Article,’ and Xtra has been nominated for ‘Outstanding Independent Journalism’
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Tobin Ng @tobinng.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Got to write about @anania00.bsky.social, the beloved host of Gaydar and darling of the queer internet, and @transjournalists.org's industry-changing work!
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Ziya Jones @ziyajones.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
This month, after almost a year of development, we launched a whole new publication! @scripthealth.bsky.social is a brand new platform dedicated to covering LGBTQ2S+ health in a period where our rights and healthcare access are under extreme threat. www.script.health
the script health logo on a rainbow gradient background
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Xtra @xtramagazine.com · 20/11/2025
Honouring the trans women and fems slain by violence used to feel like invoking a lineage of fierce and fabulous ghosts. Right now, it feels hollow, writes @razorfemme.bsky.social
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I’m sick of writing about dead trans people | Xtra Magazine
For 15 years, I hoped my words would change something. Now I’m grieving the world that could’ve been
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Xtra @xtramagazine.com · 14/11/2025
Federal food aid is being restored after the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. But the SNAP disruption is just the tip of the iceberg in a food security crisis for LGBTQ2S+ Americans, writes @diaryofafirebird.bsky.social.
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Queer activists are fighting for food justice—with or without the government’s help | Xtra Magazine
The SNAP disruption is just one part of a food security crisis for LGBTQ2S+ Americans
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Xtra @xtramagazine.com · 16/10/2025
We're looking for early-career BIPOC journalists *based in Canada* to work on an editorial package about LGBTQ2S+ people and work in the coming months. Learn how to apply here: xtramagazine.com/ken-popert-m... #CdnMediaJobs
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Ken Popert Media Fellowship | Xtra Magazine
The Ken Popert Media Fellowship program was developed to fund innovative journalism projects that bring new voices to Xtra and provide an opportunity for journalists to learn about LGBTQ2S+ media and…
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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
An entire news crew working for Al Jazeera was killed by Israel as they sought to bring the world firsthand reporting from #Gaza. Among them was prominent journalist Anas Al-Sharif, who had been previously smeared and threatened by the IDF. #NotATarget Full statement: cpj.org/2025/08/isra...
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Israel kills Al Jazeera journalists in targeted Gaza City airstrike - Committee to Protect Journalists
New York, August 10, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists is appalled to learn of the killing today of Al Jazeera journalist Anas Al-Sharif, Mohammed Qreiqeh, camera operators Ibrahim Zaher and M...
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Xtra @xtramagazine.com · 17/07/2025
The spoken word poet Andrea Gibson died on Monday. @lindsayleewallace.bsky.social reflects on their legacy: "Their work touched thousands of people, so many of us feeling different shades of the same things, and left every single one of us better for it." xtramagazine.com/culture/andr...
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Andrea Gibson helped me see life in the good light | Xtra Magazine
Gibson’s poetry about queerness and mortality taught thousands of people how to reject apathy and embrace life
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Columbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Wesley Lowery rose to prominence as a reporter and media thinker. Women in journalism say he engaged in sexual harassment and assault. www.cjr.org/feature-2/we...
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Journalists Attest to Experiences of Sexual Misconduct with Wesley Lowery
Lowery rose to prominence as a reporter and media thinker. Women in the industry say he engaged in sexual harassment and assault.
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Ziya Jones @ziyajones.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Six months ago Nour and I were like, “What if I wrote a totally earnest restaurant review of Jack Astors and East Side Mario’s as a way to explore the death of the family style chain and corporate restaurant culture haha.” Well…I’ve done it and you can read it here: maisonneuve.org/article/2025...
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Perfectly Fine Dining
At a time when many family-style chains are on the decline, I embarked on a culinary tour to assess the damage.
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Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) @jhrnews.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
📢 NEW JOB POST ALERT! 📢 We’ve partnered with @ricochetmedia.bsky.social to offer fellowships for 2 young BIPOC reporters 👉 jhr.ca/apply-2025-b... Fellows will learn about all aspects of working at a non-profit digital outlet, publish an investigative journalism piece & attend training workshops.
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APPLY: 2025 BIPOC Youth Fellowship at Ricochet - Journalists for Human Rights (JHR)
POSITION: Newsroom fellow, two openings POSITION TYPE: Temporary, open to full time or part time, June 30 – December 31 LOCATION: Remote in Canada, must be legally eligible to work in Canada SALARY: $...
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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 25/04/2025
📣 Last chance to apply! 📣 We’re hiring an Indigenous editorial fellow to join us for 12 weeks this summer. Deadline April 25, 11:59 p.m. PT. Please help spread the word! thenarwhal.ca/2025-indigen...
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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
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Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) @jhrnews.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
📣 APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN! 📣 We've teamed up w/ @indiginews.bsky.social to offer fellowships for 2 early-career BIPOC reporters 👉 jhr.ca/apply-2025-b... Fellows will pitch and write stories under the mentorship of IndigiNews’ journalists and editors + attend workshops led by seasoned trainers.
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APPLY: 2025 BIPOC Youth Fellowship at IndigiNews - Journalists for Human Rights (JHR)
Journalists for Human Rights is teaming up with IndigiNews to offer a paid fellowship for BIPOC youth between the ages of 19 and 29. This fellowship is open to students, new grads, early-career report...
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