On this Canada Day weekend, a time to celebrate the diversity of our nation, do you see yourself mirrored in media? Study after study in recent decades tell us that women, Indigenous people and persons of colour are underrepresented both in media coverage and in the newsrooms of our nation. Indeed, one of the eight “indicators of trust” established by the global Trust Project of which the Star is a participant, is a commitment to diverse voices and perspectives. Through this project, participating newsrooms around the world have committed to take steps to increase the voices of women in the news to 50 per cent. In this community, in this newsroom, she insisted, we must make equally strong efforts to increase our inclusion of diverse voices.

Source: thestar June 29, 2019 11:48 UTC