Tahmeed Shafiq

Less than a week until #DataDrivenTO, 65% sold out! Register for @tryingtotype and I's comprehensive 3-hour coding workshop, that will teach you Python and Pandas basics for reporting. It's perfect for journalists who know Excel but want to up their game. eventbrite.ca/e/data-driven-…

Are you a Toronto-based journalist who's always wanted to learn how to code to analyze large datasets, but you never knew where to start?@tryingtotype and I have the workshop for you Oct 23 at #DataDriven2024, registration now live! Beginners encouraged 📈 humberstorylab.ca/events/data-dr…

SUDAN INVESTIGATION: On June 3 2023, the Rapid Support forces reportedly committed a massacre of at least 73 civilians following their takeover of a military base in Kutum town in N. Darfur. We spent 6 months investigating the day. Here’s how we did it

@thetomyun @EnsembleIQ Congrats Tom!

I’m excited to announce that I'm joining @EnsembleIQ as a healthcare reporter working with the team at the Canadian Healthcare Network. Really looking forward to taking my first step into B2B media and diving into the healthcare sector.

“My stepfather sexually abused me when I was a child. My mother, Alice Munro, chose to stay with him In the shadow of my mother, a literary icon, my family and I have hidden a secret for decades. It’s time to tell my story.” Such bravery by Andrea Skinner. thestar.com/opinion/contri…

"When governments remove anchor institutions such as the Science Centre from low-income areas, they deprive children of what they deserve: a safe, real-life space to expand their understanding of the world and their place in it."

@alexposadzki Yes!

Any Toronto-based writers interested in a weekly writing meetup at a coffee shop? Either an evening after work or on a Sat/Sun morning/afternoon. No workshopping or feedback, just personal writing/research time in the company of other people.

1/3 On Thursday evening, @UofT held a press conference which was not open to their campus newspaper, @TheVarsity. We at Imprint stand with our friends at The Varsity and condemn U of T's dismissal of their reporters. thevarsity.ca/2024/05/23/bre…

Thrilled for my friend and colleague @tryingtotype whose sharp eye for data caught this massive disparity between tenants and landlords in what should be a universally accessible means of justice. So well deserved!

@tryingtotype, Christopher Katsarov Luna, and @royinori of @TheLocal_TO are nominated in the #DPA24 Best Data Journalism category for their story "At the Landlord and Tenant Board, Tenants Wait Twice as Long as Their Landlords" — congratulations! buff.ly/3W8ZZ0t

Looking to hire a great journalist? Looking to find a great media job? Check out this initiative from @meerapattni over at @semafor. #gid=1889620840" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…

@mollytaft Would happily contribute!

working on a story and looking for sources. if you have EVER WORKED AT TIFF and want to chat, let me know. my email: meyrink (at) hotmail (i tried to open my dm’s but it didn’t work?!)

saw the bell jar in a bookstore's valentine's day promo shelf. some nerdy woman with a schmuck bf who doesn't read is about to be annoyed

"On the heels of Artscape’s collapse, it’s important to understand how this magical thinking was deeply disconnected from the organizational, policy, and real-estate reality in which we all exist." momus.ca/magical-market…

the obduracy, rapacity, & sheer animal cunning of cool teens insulting adults as they go by

For a small fee, I will read your enemy's exhaustive investigative journalism and ask "but why is this newsworthy?"

@sorayaroberts I looked over my shoulder at the end and saw an overwhelmingly white audience. Easily the best punchline

audience clapped at the end of AMERICAN FICTION which is all you need to know.

Ottawa is supposed to process First Nations families' child services requests within days. Sometimes it makes them wait a year thestar.com/politics/feder… via @torontostar