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Why it’s time for Canada’s soccer nation to include diverse broadcasters
On March 27, 2022, the Canadian men’s national soccer team qualified for its second appearance at the FIFA World Cup. The 4-0 victory over Jamaica has received extensive media coverage. The game has always been popular in Canada with, pre-pandemic, over 730,000 registered players across the country. With the national team qualifying, an estimated 1.65 million Canadians tuned in to Sportsnet to watch the game.
Behind The Camera
On a frosty January morning this year, Tori Yorgey was reporting on water main breaks for WSAZ NewsChannel 3 in West Virginia, when she was hit by a car on live television. Yorgey was taken to a hospital to be checked out and suffered no lasting injuries, but the incident highlighted just how dangerous the job of a solo video journalist is.
Unionland
Jesse Brown didn’t fight his shop’s unionization. The brash publisher of Canadaland, a leading digital podcast company, welcomed his staff’s effort to form a union in 2020, and took the same approach to hammering out their first contract, which was announced publicly by the union on January 20.
Review of Journalism 2022 Diversity Report
The Review of Journalism strives to create a workplace and publication that reflects the diversity of both our readers and the stories we tell. As a new measure in 2022, we have chosen to publish an anonymous breakdown of the race, gender, sexuality, and disability representation of our staff.
