Facebook and Canadian Press launch Indigenous news fellowship

TORONTO – Facebook and the Canadian Press today announced they are expanding the Facebook-Canadian Press News Fellowship with two new positions for emerging Indigenous reporters. These new positions aim to help increase the representation of voices heard in Canadian media to build a more inclusive society, says Facebook in a press release. “Several studies over the years have highlighted that Canadian newsrooms do not reflect the growing BIPOC population. For example, a 21-year study that looked at representation among columnists at Canada’s 3 largest newspapers found that not one of the publications had an Indigenous columnist who appeared regularly,” reads Facebook’s...