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Production company, network & scholarship supporting women & gender diverse journalists, inviting all. Focused on more perspectives in media.

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🎧NEW PODCAST🎧
Listen to a new podcast produced by Media Girlfriends and hosted by @nanaabaduncan!

Black on the Ballot reveals what it’s really like to be a Black politician in Canada through candid conversations and the latest research.

👉🏿 Should Black Canadians support Black politicians because they are Black?
👉🏾 Do Black politicians face unique obstacles on the job?
👉🏽 What role does identity play when you run for elected office?

Hear from four former politicians across Canada and the political spectrum.

Episodes launch in January 2025

✅Subscribe on your favourite podcast app

✅ Link in bio

👏🏿👏🏾👏🏽Brought to you by Carleton University @carleton_u and Operation Black Vote Canada blackvotecanada.

🙏🏿Special thanks to OBVC chair Velma Morgan and Erin Tolley, the Canada Research Chair for Gender, Race and Inclusive Politics. by @mediagirlfriends

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Media Girlfriends spoke at Podcast Movement Evolutions in Las Vegas on the topic of “But Is It Journalism? How podcasts are spurring the next evolution in journalism.” We also squeezed in some fun ✨

#podcast #podcaster #podcastersofinstagram #podcastersofcolor #podcastersunite #womenpodcasters #mediagirlfriends #evolutions #podcastmovement #lasvegas #podcasters #westgatelasvegas taken in Las Vegas, Nevada by @mediagirlfriends

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Big things happening! ✨

1️⃣ The Black on the Ballot podcast, produced by @mediagirlfriends co-founder @garviab, is live! The series is about Black Canadians in politics, based on research by @carleton_u Canada Research Chair for Race, Gender and Inclusivity @etolley and Operation Black Vote Canada.

2️⃣ Inspired by the podcast and the research, we’re hosting a live event, presented by @jschool_cu @cu_poli.sci @shaddcarycentre
🗓️ Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025
📍 Richcraft Hall, Carleton University
🕕 Reception: 6 PM | 🕖 Panel: 7–8:30 PM ET.

The panel features politicians on the podcast: @angelasimmonds_, @balarama_holness, as well as @e.tolley, @garviab, and me!

bit.ly/blackontheballot and in my bio for podcast and event registration.

#BlackOnTheBallot #BlackHistoryMonth by @mediagirlfriends

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📣 NEW EPISODE 📣

Kaycee Madu immigrated to Canada from Nigeria and made history as the country’s first Black Minister of Justice. He played a pivotal role in the Alberta government from 2019 to 2023. Then, one phone call changed it all.

🎤 In this episode of Black on the Ballot, Kaycee shares his story with host @nanaabaduncan

How did history shape his future? What role did the media play in his political fortunes? And what are the risks of being a trailblazer in politics?

🎧 Listen now and subscribe on your favourite podcast app
🔗 For more information and to read the report, tap the link in bio

Black on the Ballot is a partnership between Carleton University and Operation Black Vote Canada. This podcast was produced by @mediagirlfriends

#BlackOnTheBallot #BlackCanadaPolitics #BlackHistory #AlbertaPolitics #PoliticalLeaders #RepresentationMatters #OperationBlackVoteCanada by @mediagirlfriends

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New trailer! 🚨 Listen to this new podcast made by Media Girlfriends, hosted by @nanaabaduncan and produced by @garviab

Black on the Ballot reveals what it’s really like to be a Black politician in Canada through candid conversations and the latest research.

👉🏿 Should Black Canadians support Black politicians because they are Black?
👉🏾 Do Black politicians face unique obstacles on the job?
👉🏽 What role does identity play when you run for elected office?

Hear from four former politicians across Canada and the political spectrum.

Episodes launch in January 2025

✅Subscribe on your favourite podcast app

✅ Link in bio

👏🏿👏🏾👏🏽Brought to you by Carleton University @carleton_u and Operation Black Vote Canada blackvotecanada.

🙏🏿Special thanks to OBVC chair Velma Morgan and Erin Tolley, the Canada Research Chair for Gender, Race and Inclusive Politics.

Do you think we need more authentic conversations on the experiences of Black politicians?

#podcast #cdnpoli taken in Canada by @mediagirlfriends

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Êtes-vous Noir.e.s et vivez-vous à Montréal, Halifax ou Edmonton ? Rejoignez notre groupe de discussion : Reportage dans les communautés Noir.e.s !

🔹 Quoi ? Une discussion approfondie sur l’impact de la couverture médiatique sur les communautés Noir.e.s au Canada. Votre voix est essentielle ! C’est l’occasion pour aider à réparer la façon dont les histoires sont racontées sur les communautés Noir.e.s dans les médias canadiens.

🔹 Qui ? Nous recherchons des membres de la communauté Noir.e.s qui :
🎯Ont 18 ans et plus
🎯Consomment régulièrement des nouvelles
🎯Parlent couramment l’anglais ou le français

🔹 Pourquoi ? Partagez vos idées, influencez le changement et aidez-nous à défendre un journalisme équitable.

🔹 Où? Des sessions auront lieu à Halifax, Montréal et Edmonton.

🔹 Rémunération: Chaque participant recevra 50 dollars en guise de remerciement.
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C’est votre chance d’aider à façonner la manière dont les histoires sont racontées sur les communautés noires dans les médias canadiens. Vos expériences et perspectives peuvent entraîner un véritable changement dans l’industrie du journalisme.

👉🏾 Inscrivez-vous maintenant sur www.reportagenoir.com et contribuez à changer les choses!

❌Date limite : 10 JAN

📞 Pour plus de détails ou si vous avez des questions, contactez emartis@torontomu.ca ou nanaaba.duncan@carleton.ca by @mediagirlfriends

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Are you Black and live in Montreal, Halifax or Edmonton? Join the Reporting in Black Communities focus groups!

🔹 What: an in-depth discussion on the impact of news coverage on Black communities in Canada. Your chance to help repair how stories are told about Black communities in Canadian media.
🔹 Who: we’re looking for Black community members living in Montreal, Halifax or Edmonton who:
🎯Are 18+
🎯Regularly consume news
🎯Are fluent in English or French

🔹 Why: share your insights, influence change, and help us advocate for fair journalism.

🔹 Where: sessions happening in Montreal, Halifax and Edmonton.

🔹 Compensation: each participant will be offered $50 as a thank you.
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Thanks to everyone who signed up for Toronto! Please spread the word✊🏿

👉🏾 Sign up now at www.reportingblack.com and help us make a difference!

❌Deadline: Jan 10
📞 For more details or questions, reach out to emartis@torontomu.ca or nanaaba.duncan@carleton.ca by @mediagirlfriends

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Thank you @elamin for the space to share why I think defunding CBC is wrong. @iamjonathantorrens and @max.fawcett, thanks to you both for the excellent points.

Link in bio. by @mediagirlfriends

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Always a good night when we get together @mediagirlfriends and @thesamaracentre 🌟🌟🌟

We were proud to celebrate Humans of the House, nominated for @rtdnacanada best podcast award alongside CBC Ottawa and CBC/BBC. Congrats to The Banned Teacher for winning and to everyone nominated.

The business of journalism is changing (we’re evidence of that!) but what makes it so crucial to our democracy remains the same. Please don’t take it for granted. Pay for a subscription, gift them to your friends and family, share podcasts that teach you things.

We published a bonus episode of HOTH last month (check it out on YouTube on the Samara Centre’s channel) — it remains evergreen and a great teaching tool. Send it to the teachers in your life.

Thanks to everyone who worked on this series! ✨ Such a wonderful team:

@mediagirlfriends
@thesamaracentre
@elenahasacamera
@gabbie.gib
@projectwhatever
All the former MPs who shared their wisdom + experiences

#democracy #cdnpoli #journalism #podcastersofinstagram taken in Toronto, Ontario by @mediagirlfriends

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Watch our video on how the inaugural Mary Ann Shadd Cary Fellowship for Black Journalists came together–and why it matters.

This initiative was a historic first. We built it thinking of an often-overlooked part of our industry: mid-career journalists. While we are glad to see the strong support, mentorship and fanfare offered to ‘young’, ‘new’ voices starting out in our industry, we wonder: how are they doing ten years in?

The stakes are high.

In newsrooms, the higher you go, the fewer Black journalists you find in leadership. Keeping mid-career journalists with solid experience and some seniority in the mix is key to changing that. That’s why seven of our ten fellows are mid-career journalists. It’s a crucial part of the pipeline to stronger journalism leadership.

Our industry is better off the longer we stay in it.

🎥: @bakarikamalproductions
#NABJ24 #NABJ #BlackJournalists #DiversityInMedia by @mediagirlfriends

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We had a good time in Chicago this summer! 🏙️

Here’s a recap of the Mary Ann Shadd Cary Fellowship for Black Journalists at the @nabjofficial Convention and Career Fair.

📱JUST PUBLISHED: The student journalists reporting about the fellows’ NABJ experience! Featuring original articles and interviews. Chris Harrison is a second year student in the Bachelor of Journalism at Toronto Metropolitan University, Danielle Reid is a 2024 Bachelor of Journalism graduate at Toronto Metropolitan University and Ijeoma Ukazu is a second year Master of Journalism student at Carleton University.

Go to www.shaddcarycentre.com/stories or check our bio to read their stories!
✨ The 2024 fellowship provided 7 mid-career & 3 student journalists:
✔️Paid Chicago conference trip
✔️NABJ memberships
✔️Stipends
✔️Reporting project grants (mid-career fellows)

🎥: @bakarikamalproductions

#NABJ24 #NABJ #BlackJournalists #DiversityInMedia by @mediagirlfriends

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