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JOURNALISTS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RACHEL PULFER AWARDED 2023-24 NIEMAN FELLOWSHIP AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY

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Thursday, May 11, 2023
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TORONTO, May 11, 2023 /CNW/ - Today Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) proudly announced that its Executive Director Rachel Pulfer has been awarded the twenty-seventh Martin Wise Goodman Canadian Nieman Fellowship at Harvard University.

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  • TORONTO, May 11, 2023 /CNW/ - Today Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) proudly announced that its Executive Director Rachel Pulfer has been awarded the twenty-seventh Martin Wise Goodman Canadian Nieman Fellowship at Harvard University.
  • "Rachel makes journalism better; a year at Harvard University as a Nieman Fellow representing Canada will only amplify and radiate her future impact on the profession."
  • Rachel Pulfer has served as JHR's Executive Director since October 2011.
  • "It is a huge honour to join the Nieman Class of 2024 as a Martin Wise Goodman Canadian Nieman Fellow," said Ms. Pulfer, who will study the intersection of journalism, human rights and international development during her time at Harvard.

Call for entries: Canadian Journalism Foundation awards and fellowships

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Monday, December 12, 2022
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The Canadian Journalism Foundation (CJF) is now accepting entries for its 2023 awards and fellowships program.

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  • The Canadian Journalism Foundation (CJF) is now accepting entries for its 2023 awards and fellowships program.
  • "Last year's awards clearly demonstrated the vitality, variety and excellence of Canada's journalism," says Chris Waddell, CJF Awards Committee Chair.
  • Established in 1990, The Canadian Journalism Foundation promotes, celebrates and facilitates excellence in journalism.
  • The foundation runs a prestigious annual awards and fellowships program featuring an industry gala where news leaders, journalists and corporate Canada gather to celebrate outstanding journalistic achievement and the value of professional journalism.

CJF launches Edward Burtynsky Award for Climate Photojournalism

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Monday, December 12, 2022
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TORONTO, Dec. 12, 2022 /CNW/ - The Canadian Journalism Foundation (CJF) today launched the new Edward Burtynsky Award for Climate Photojournalism, celebrating provocative, impactful and inspirational climate photography from around the world.

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  • TORONTO, Dec. 12, 2022 /CNW/ - The Canadian Journalism Foundation (CJF) today launched the new Edward Burtynsky Award for Climate Photojournalism, celebrating provocative, impactful and inspirational climate photography from around the world.
  • The award recognizes a single image that furthers people's understanding of the causes and effects of the climate.
  • "The CJF is thrilled to launch this important and timely award named for one of the world's most renowned photographers," says CJF President and Executive Director Natalie Turvey.
  • "I am so pleased to be part of launching this important new award with the Canadian Journalism Foundation," says Edward Burtynsky.

CJF, JSC and MJP launch $200,000 bursary program for journalism students

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Wednesday, March 9, 2022
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TORONTO, March 9, 2022 /CNW/ - The Canadian Journalism Foundation (CJF), in partnership with J-Schools Canada-coles-J Canada (JSC-JC) and the Meta Journalism Project (MJP), today launched the new $200,000 Emerging Journalists Bursary Program .

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  • TORONTO, March 9, 2022 /CNW/ - The Canadian Journalism Foundation (CJF), in partnership with J-Schools Canada-coles-J Canada (JSC-JC) and the Meta Journalism Project (MJP), today launched the new $200,000 Emerging Journalists Bursary Program .
  • The initiative will provide JSC-JC institutional members, representing 19 post-secondary journalism programs across Canada, with funding for up to 100 bursaries to their journalism students.
  • The bursary is open to full- or part-time students in a journalism degree or diploma program offered by a JSC-JC member.
  • Students can use the bursary to participate in career development initiatives, as approved by their institution, during the 2022-23 academic year.

CBC's Matt Galloway to host CJF Awards

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Thursday, February 17, 2022
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TORONTO, Feb. 17, 2022 /CNW/ - A fixture of CBC Radio for more than 15 years, Matt Galloway is set to host the CJF Awards ceremony on June 7 at the Art Gallery of Ontario.

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  • TORONTO, Feb. 17, 2022 /CNW/ - A fixture of CBC Radio for more than 15 years, Matt Galloway is set to host the CJF Awards ceremony on June 7 at the Art Gallery of Ontario.
  • Presented by the Canadian Journalism Foundation (CJF), the annual CJF Awards celebrates excellence in journalism by honouring those who have made significant contributions to journalism and by recognizing emerging talent.
  • "Every morning, Matt Galloway brings to light the big Canadian stories and international issues that touch our lives," says CJF President and Executive Director Natalie Turvey.
  • An award-winning radio host and community advocate, Matt Galloway is the host of The Current on CBC Radio One.

CJF Launches $5,000 Bursary for BIPOC Journalism Students

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Wednesday, December 15, 2021
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TORONTO, Dec. 15, 2021 /CNW/ - The Canadian Journalism Foundation (CJF) today announced the launch of the CJF Bursary for BIPOC Journalism Students.

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  • TORONTO, Dec. 15, 2021 /CNW/ - The Canadian Journalism Foundation (CJF) today announced the launch of the CJF Bursary for BIPOC Journalism Students.
  • The bursary is open to a BIPOC student in their final year of a Canadian undergraduate journalism program.
  • It is designed to support students who have demonstrated strong engagement with the BIPOC community and a commitment to high journalistic standards.
  • "This bursary recognizes the hard work of journalism students at a time when it is increasingly difficult to get into the profession."

CJF launches new Black Journalism Fellowship with Investigative Journalism Bureau

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Tuesday, December 14, 2021
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TORONTO, Dec. 14, 2021 /CNW/ - The Canadian Journalism Foundation (CJF) is launching a new Black Journalism Fellowship opportunity in partnership with the Investigative Journalism Bureau (IJB).

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  • TORONTO, Dec. 14, 2021 /CNW/ - The Canadian Journalism Foundation (CJF) is launching a new Black Journalism Fellowship opportunity in partnership with the Investigative Journalism Bureau (IJB).
  • The CJF-IJB Black Investigative Journalism Fellowship brings a Black journalist - with one-to-10 years' experience - to the IJB to work for six months on an ongoing investigative journalism project under the guidance of the bureau's editors and senior reporters.
  • This program joins the CJF-CBC/Radio-Canada Black Journalism Fellowship, the CJF-CBC/Radio-Canada Black Women's Journalism Fellowship and the CJF-CTV News Black Journalism Fellowship in providing unique opportunities for early-career Black journalists to be hosted for six months at a newsroom across the country.
  • Thanks to the generous support of Unifor and The Jay and Barbara Hennick Family Foundation, along with our founding sponsors:
    Lululemon for the CJF-CBC/Radio-Canada Black Journalism Fellowship;
    Aritzia for the CJF-CBC/Radio-Canada Black Women's Journalism Fellowship; and
    BMO Financial Group for the CJF-CTV News Black Journalism Fellowship.

HED: New Canadian Media celebrates milestone of 2,000 stories published

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Tuesday, November 2, 2021
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"As founder, I never thought we'd ever get to 2,000 stories -- with some 300 individual bylines. More than the number, I'm impressed by the sheer range of stories and themes, a reflection of the varied lived experiences of immigrants to Canada. We've only just begun," said George Abraham, NCM's publisher. 

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  • OTTAWA, ON, Nov. 2, 2021 /CNW/ -New Canadian Media is proud to announce an important marker in our evolution: 2,000 stories !
  • "As founder, I never thought we'd ever get to 2,000 stories -- with some 300 individual bylines.
  • More than the number, I'm impressed by the sheer range of stories and themes, a reflection of the varied lived experiences of immigrants to Canada.
  • One example is the forthcoming survey on diversity in Canadian newsrooms, which the CAJ will be releasing this autumn.

Martha Rosenberg Wins Northern Illinois Newspaper Association Award For Cartoon Humor: NewsBlaze

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Sunday, October 31, 2021
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CHICAGO, Oct. 31, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Martha Rosenberg, who has served as editorial cartoonist with the Evanston RoundTable for over a decade, won a "Best Use of Humor" award from the Northern Illinois Newspaper Association (NINA) for a 2021 cartoon this week.

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  • CHICAGO, Oct. 31, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Martha Rosenberg, who has served as editorial cartoonist with the Evanston RoundTable for over a decade, won a "Best Use of Humor" award from the Northern Illinois Newspaper Association (NINA) for a 2021 cartoon this week.
  • NewsBlaze is pleased to bring her insights to readers and readers love her work," said Alan Gray, NewsBlaze Editor-in-Chief.
  • "We look forward to seeing her new tragicomic cartoon book about life on the Chicago streets with HIV and crack.
  • Martha Rosenberg has been an important part of the NewsBlaze team since sending her first story to NewsBlaze in December 2006.

SLCC Tanner Forum: New York Times Bestselling Author Isabel Wilkerson to Speak on Social Ethics of Caste and Hierarchy

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Thursday, October 14, 2021
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SALT LAKE CITY, Oct.14, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Award-winning author Isabel Wilkerson will discuss the caste systems that shaped America and still define our lives today during Salt Lake Community College's annual Tanner Forum.

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  • SALT LAKE CITY, Oct.14, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Award-winning author Isabel Wilkerson will discuss the caste systems that shaped America and still define our lives today during Salt Lake Community College's annual Tanner Forum.
  • The book, published in August 2020, is currently being adapted into a Netflix film directed, written and produced by Ava DuVernay.
  • In her lectures, she explores the need to reconcile America's karmic racial inheritance a notion she expresses in her widely-shared op-ed essays in The New York Times.
  • Tanner Company, the Tanner Forum on Social Ethics brings nationally and internationally recognized speakers to SLCC.