Thread by @jennabenchetrit, Good morning! Today is Ryerson University’s 2020 #AtkinsonLecture, to be delivered at [...]

Good morning! Today is Ryerson University’s 2020 #AtkinsonLecture, to be delivered at 11 a.m. by @Chatelaine Executive Editor @balkissoon. I’ll be live tweeting the speech so watch this space... https://www.ryerson.ca/journalism/news-events/2020/09/objectivity-trust-and-truth-in-an-age-of-disinformation/

Objectivity: Trust and Truth In An Age of Disinformation

https://www.ryerson.ca/journalism/news-events/2020/09/objectivity-trust-and-truth-in-an-age-of-disinformation/

And we're off! @balkissoon begins with recounting Chatelaine's history, citing former editor Doris Anderson who gave "space to female journalists" during a time when that was uncommon in Canadian media

A former staff columnist and editor at the Globe and Mail, @balkissoon left the paper in 2019. You can read about her experiences with racism in Canadian newsrooms here: https://www.chatelaine.com/opinion/racism-at-work/

I Tried To Talk To My Bosses About Racism At Work

At the end of 2019, I left the Globe and Mail, convinced that no one with real power there was truly interested in equity, either inside the newsroom or in its coverage.

https://www.chatelaine.com/opinion/racism-at-work/

Speaking about the impossible standards of objectivity in Canadian media, @balkissoon cites this @walrusmagazine article by @Pacinthe as an example of a journalist who was told that she "just can't be objective" https://thewalrus.ca/objectivity-is-a-privilege-afforded-to-white-journalists/

Objectivity Is a Privilege Afforded to White Journalists | The Walrus

Under the banner of diversity, racialized people are told to bring ourselves and our perspectives. But, if we bring too much of them, we get held back

https://thewalrus.ca/objectivity-is-a-privilege-afforded-to-white-journalists/

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