GRC Updates - Fall 2021

News and Updates

Fall 2021

The latest from the GRC

At the GRC, we are set on educating the next generation of reporters and training journalists to be more critical, tell nuanced stories, examine their place in the media landscape, and take responsibility for how they help shape conversations.

To further our mission, we are launching investigative journalism fellowships for up to $70,000 CAD, to support both aspiring reporters and established journalists that are interested in stories about big tech and government accountability. We’re equally excited to welcome our latest Global Supply Chain Fellow, a yearly program we offer that provides funding and real-world experience to an incoming graduate journalism student at UBC.

With education also comes reflection. The first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation took place on September 30th. As we reflect upon Canada’s legacy of residential schools and what meaningful reconciliation may look like going forward, the newly launched Beyond School project (produced by the Global Reporting program) looks at how other countries such as Norway and Nepal are supporting Indigenous languages and cultures.

In a similar vein, PBS NewsHour included Turning Points, our short film series about addiction, recovery, and life in Northern Canada, within a module meant to educate viewers about the legacy of residential schools and human rights abuses within the U.S.A., which has a parallel history to Canada’s.

Read on to learn more about this autumn’s happenings at the GRC.

Announcing the Tiny Foundation Fellowships for Investigative Journalism

We’re excited to share a new and exciting fellowship opportunity for aspiring and experienced journalists alike. We are partnering with the Citizens, an organization co-founded by Carole Cadwalladr, to bring you the inaugural Tiny Foundation Fellowships for Investigative Journalism.

Reporters can apply for sums between $5,000 and $20,000 CAD to tell stories that examine the role of technology in abuses of power, investigate Big Tech and Silicon Valley, and give voice to the victims of these unaccountable tech industries that inevitably shape the world we live in today. We are particularly interested in projects that explore data rights, platform power, cyber policies and the erosion of democratic accountability.

The fellowship is open to freelance and employed journalists, established veterans and up-and-coming journalists. You may have a relationship with an existing outlet or require assistance in getting your story to the right editor. We aim to support the work as much or as little as needed. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds and underrepresented communities.

Please share this opportunity widely within your network or consider applying for it yourself!

Learn more here.

Meet Our New Supply Chain Fellow

Each year, we award a year-long Global Supply Chain Reporting Fellowship to an incoming student at the University of British Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism, Writing, and Media. This year, we’d like to introduce you to Esther Cheung. Esther worked in the commercial animation industry prior to starting her graduate degree in journalism. Esther’s passion for drawing influences her perspective on the world, and may ultimately influence her approach to journalism, given her interest in documentary filmmaking.

“As I delved deeper into the animation industry, it was rare to find the medium being used for nonfiction in a high-quality way. Drawings always seemed like the medium of last resort – I want to change that,” she said.

Read more about how a former animator found her place at the GRC.

Forging Alternative Pathways Beyond School

Check out the Global Reporting Program’s newly launched project, Beyond School. Learn about achievement gaps for marginalized students as well as insights into how the disruption caused by Covid-19 might be an opportunity to rethink education globally.

Be sure to check out the stunning photos that accompany this project while gaining insight into what education looks like in Norway, Nepal, Kenya and Pakistan. And don’t forget to keep an eye out for an upcoming podcast that will accompany the piece.

Stay tuned for the release of the podcast by following the GRP on Twitter.

Turning Points Used in PBS Lesson Plan

PBS NewsHour used our Turning Points project, a short film series about addiction, recovery, and life in Northern Canada, as part of their lesson plan about the legacy of residential schools (called boarding schools in the U.S.A) and human rights abuses against Indigenous people. While different in some ways, American history reflects Canada’s in the two nations' mistreatment, displacement, and genocidal policies towards Indigenous Peoples.

Turning Points was produced, directed and written by Indigenous storytellers with GRC support. We pioneered an ‘empowerment journalism’ model throughout the project, upending the traditional reporter/source power dynamic and giving over editorial control to the storytellers.

View the full Turning Points series here.

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