Facebook-Canadian Press News Fellowship hires announced
FACEBOOK AND THE Canadian Press today announced the eight young journalists hired as part of the previously announced Facebook-Canadian Press News Fellowship, a one-year, $1-million program established to cover pressing issues in local communities across Canada. The eight fellows (two men and six women) will join Canadian Press’ bureaus in Montreal, Halifax, Edmonton, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver and Iqaluit. According to the Facebook blog post announcing the selected journalists, this is CP’s first full-time correspondent in the North in 35 years. “The Canadian Press is pleased to be part of a program that gives opportunities to young Canadians to create journalism...
