Emily is in her final year of her Bachelor of Journalism at TMU, fulfilling a minor in Politics and Governance. She has written for the student magazine CanCulture and finds interest in stories about local and international politics, as well as social and environmental issues. Outside of her reporting, she spends most of her time playing soccer, reading just about anything she can find and spending time with her family.
Looking back, where did I get the audacity to do that?” asks Emma McIntosh, reflecting on her early days as a journalist in high school. “There was this quote that went along the lines of ‘Mr. V. declined to comment, stating a desire to keep his professional life and community work separate.’ I was crazy.”
A CBC News article recently caught the attention of Gabrielle McMann, an Ojibwe journalist, advisor and lecturer on Indigenous reporting, and a member of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation—but not for the right reason.