My biiiiig congrats to the 2x nominees in Canadian Association of Journalists Awards this year:
Fab de Pierrebourg
Djazia Bousnina
Grant Robertson
@jenniferyverma
Amber Bracken

Plus a TRIPLE nominee:
Justin Brake

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Huge congrats to my colleagues and #Seasplainer co-authors Leila Beaudoin & Jenn Thornhill Verma on this nomination! The Independent

WATCH: Middle East Braces for All-Out War as Israel Weighs Response to Iran Strikes
democracynow.org/2024/4/15/iran…

Received my FOIP request back from Edmonton Police Service regarding my arrest on Jan 10 while covering the homeless camp where others were also arrested. Sgt. Amber Maze, who arrested me, writes in her investigation statement that she felt it was “potentially dangerous” with…

We can't help but see the pattern of which journalists get criminalized in Canada: those covering protest and acts of resistance.

This time it's Savanna.

We must remember that #pressfreedom in Canada is aspirational, not reality.

Extremely concerning new development from Montreal today, where yet again press freedom was obstructed. Just spoke to @SavannaCraig, who's a member of CFWIJ Canada community, after she got released from a police arrest for covering a protest, inspite of telling them she is #PRESS

Announcing two special guest hosts for The Indy's Trivia Night Fundraiser April 20!

Rhea Rollmann & Tania Heath will host the 'Queer & Feminist NL' category 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Join in the fun!

🎟️Buy a ticket or register a team of up to 6 here: shorturl.at/mrx17

Sudan Marks 1 Year Since Outbreak of War: 15,000 Killed, 8.6M Displaced, 25M in Need of Immediate Aid democracynow.org/2024/4/15/head…

Category is: UNDER THE SEA

Hosted by none other than #Seasplainer co-authors Leila Beaudoin and Jenn Thornhill Verma!

The Indy Trivia Night in St. John's is this coming weekend (Saturday, April 20) and tickets are selling fast.

🎟️ Get yours here: shorturl.at/mrx17

'These surgeries are life-saving for people like me': St. John's Gemma Hickey opens up about their experience with gender-affirming care

'When we can experience love, joy, happiness; that's how we win in this fight,' says Hickey.

saltwire.com/newfoundland-l…

Indy Trivia Night category is...

GEOGRAPHY & ASTRONOMY

We'll be announcing more categories in this weekend's #Indygestion newsletter!

📨 Sign up for the newsletter: theindependent.ca/newsletter/

🎟️ Get tickets for our Saturday, April 20 Trivia Night here: shorturl.at/mrx17

This is going to be the mother of all St. John's trivia nights.

Ticket sales are going well and I won't be surprised if it sells out.

🗓️ Saturday, April 20 -- mark your calendars!

Well they say you should shift careers every 3-5 years so let's try something new...

Are you readh to test your knowledge of #nlpoli and #cdnpoli ?

For our Trivia Night fundraiser in St. John's, one category will be 'A Year in Politics'.

Tickets at the link below!

'Obtaining and disclosing sensitive information when necessary in the public interest is a core part of the daily work of journalists. If that work is criminalised, our public discourse and our democracies are made significantly weaker.'

#FreeAssange #pressfreedom

Had a great experience watching the solar eclipse with family and friends on the beach in Kippens, Bay St. George, #Newfoundland 🌗

Would love to know where others watched from and what it was like 🕶️

#SolarEclipse2024

Some questions will be drawn from The Independent's coverage over the past year or so.

If you're playing, it's a good time to browse our news, op-ed/analysis and editorials from 2023 and 2024!

More updates coming this week 😎

Register at the link below ...

Featuring questions from some surprise special guests!

Saturday, April 20 in St. John's.

Registration link in the post below 👇