How inclusive newsrooms foster stronger reporting?

How inclusive newsrooms foster stronger reporting?

The High Commission of Canada, in association with Media Action Nepal, cordially invites you to “How inclusive newsrooms foster stronger reporting – Nana aba Duncan in conversation with Laxman Datt Pant”.

{Participation by INVITATION Only}

Nana aba Duncan is an award-winning Canadian journalist. During her time at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Ms. Duncan hosted several radio programs including ‘Fresh Air’, ‘Day Six’, ‘Metro Morning’ and ‘Here and Now’. She is the founding co-chair of DiversifyCBC, a 300+ member country-wide employee resource group for racialized people. Ms. Duncan is also the founder and executive director of Media Girlfriends, a podcast company, peer support network and scholarship provider that supports women and non-binary journalists and pushes for more perspectives in Canadian media, particularly those from racialized communities. In 2021, Prof. Duncan was appointed the Carty Chair in Journalism, Diversity and Inclusion Studies at Carleton University’s School of Journalism and Communication. The teaching and research chair is the first of its kind in a journalism school in Canada and focuses on anti-racism, decolonizing journalism and fostering greater equity, diversity and inclusion in journalism education and in the media industry at large.

Date: Thursday, February 23, 2023

Time: 11:00 AM– 1:00 PM, Hyatt Regency, Boudha

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