Francesca Fionda

🧵Climate disasters are becoming more frequent and severe. What does that mean for people in BC? .@vb_jens and I looked at the data and learned that people in BC are being evacuated for an average of 22 days. Our safety net is not expanding accordingly thetyee.ca/News/2023/04/0…

Today is the most dangerous time to be a journalist in CPJ’s history. At least 124 journalists and media workers were killed last year, nearly two-thirds of them Palestinians killed by Israel. Read more in CPJ’s #2024KilledReport: cpj.org/?p=451429

🚨 JOBS ALERT 🚨 We’re hiring a video producer and a web developer — two brand new roles at The Narwhal. Come help make our award-winning journalism shine and reach more people in new ways, will you? Please share far and wide! thenarwhal.ca/work-for-us/

🧵A mine just outside Rossland, B.C., will require an environmental assessment. That was an uncertainty when we covered concerns that the Record Ridge mine could destroy habitat of the threatened mountain holly fern. #bcpoli thenarwhal.ca/bc-threatened-…

The Gaza Project reveals a damning array of evidence against the Israeli government and calls into question their army’s denials about targeting the press since the war began. forbiddenstories.org/projects_posts…

📢New fellowship alert!📢 The Narwhal is excited to offer a new art and design fellowship for early to mid-career illustrators and/or designers who are Black, Indigenous or people of colour. Deadline to apply: June 30, 2024 (11:59 p.m. PT) thenarwhal.ca/2024-bipoc-art…

Update: This series just won the Canadian Association of Journalists and APTN's Truth and Reconciliation Award! I would love for you to check it out, if you haven't already...

.@ManishaKrishnan led the way on reporting on drugs and drug policy. For instance, this story about how heroin just isn't present in the drug supply anymore featured a rare interview with a dealer: vice.com/en/article/5dg…

The rumours are true, we’re hiring for three (!!!) new roles at The Narwhal: a B.C. politics and environment reporter, an assistant editor and a membership and operations coordinator! The deadline to apply is Feb. 11. 🧵

Next Wed. Jan. 31 in Vancouver! Come for the vital industry chat f/ @SalmaanFarooqui @brish_ti @FrancescaFionda @overloaded_writ, stay for some drinks and hangs with these fine journos and many more like SB West Coast ambassador @MikePHager! RSVP >>> eventbrite.ca/e/shared-bylin…

Calling all journalists who want to report better on the #childwelfare system — we've organized a series of workshops to support you, with teachings from advocates, lawyers and investigative journalists. #cdnmedia Details/registration here: eventbrite.ca/e/former-youth…

Happy 20th Birthday @TheTyee ! 🎂 Hoping tonight's debate outcome is a vote for independent media to keep leaping forward.

The CAJ is deeply disturbed by the scale of the reported threats and deaths to journalists working in Gaza. In times of conflict, journalists must bear witness and be impartial observers of truth, not collateral damage. That's just Press Freedom 101 🧵 twitter.com/pressfreedom/s…

@char_des @LFABC 🙏🏽 thank you!

Congrats to @FrancescaFionda on an incredible #WebsterAwards win! Gotta give an extra special shout out to a fellow @LFABC grad!

What's the future of mining? Will humanity scrape the seafloor or harvest asteroids from outer space? Join @C_Pollon and me at @VPL central branch this Thurs Oct 12 @ 7pm for a conversation about #Mining & his new book Pitfall (@thenarwhalca) Register: vpl.bibliocommons.com/events/64fbaf4…

New investigation from @fatimabsyed and me: Internal provincial docs show the Ontario government expanded Hamilton’s urban boundary in large part because of requests from unnamed “third parties” — and despite warnings from public servants. #onpoli thenarwhal.ca/hamilton-urban…

📢THE CAJ MENTORSHIP PROGRAM IS BACK! And like always, we have 30 of Canada's top journalists very ready to help you. ANYONE — student journalists, those starting their career, those decades in their career — can apply! Apply by Oct. 6! caj.ca/mentorship

New about here video next week, but in the meantime here's a video I helped produce on slugs and the surprisingly wholesome tradition of slug racing on Bowen Island for the @thenarwhalca with @FrancescaFionda! youtube.com/watch?v=RSitmP…

More than 90 per cent of heavy oil sites in Saskatchewan are not required to measure how much pollution they’re generating. The high total could be why scientists believe the province is underestimating its methane by up to 40 per cent: thenarwhal.ca/saskatchewan-o…

Huge swaths of the Northwest Territories are burning in what’s the worst season for wildfires in Canadian history. In our latest newsletter, we highlight some of the journalists keeping residents informed. thenarwhal.ca/newsletter-nor…

Residents & officials across NWT can't access reliable news about wildfires on Facebook, esp. as evacuation efforts get underway. This is unacceptable. We urge Meta to reverse its decision to prevent Canadians from viewing news on Facebook/Instagram. bbc.com/news/world-us-…