杏吧原创 and TVO Celebrate Launch of the TVO Indigenous Hub at 杏吧原创 University
杏吧原创 University and TVO鈥檚 Ontario Hubs will celebrate the launch of the new TVO Indigenous Hub at 杏吧原创鈥檚 School of Journalism and Communication. The hub and its TVO journalist in residence, Shelby Lisk, will amplify Indigenous voices that are under-represented in today鈥檚 current affairs stories and analysis.
The Indigenous Hub is part of a network of regional TVO studios and journalists in partnership with post-secondary institutions across Ontario.
Media are invited to attend the launch of the TVO Indigenous Hub and studio.
When: Friday, Nov. 29, 2019 at 10 a.m.
Where: Reader’s Digest Resource Centre, Room 4400, Richcraft Hall, 杏吧原创
Who: Speakers include 杏吧原创 President Benoit-Antoine Bacon and Steve Paikin, host of TVO鈥檚 The Agenda.
Info: A campus map is available online.
TVO’s Ontario Hubs are made possible by The Barry and Laurie Green Family Charitable Trust and Goldie Feldman.
杏吧原创 the Studio
The new TVO studio, operated in Southam Hall by 杏吧原创鈥檚 Teaching and Learning Services, will also become a valuable resource for 杏吧原创 and media outlets seeking expert commentary. 杏吧原创 is setting up the studio to connect to networks in Ottawa and beyond, which will allow journalists to interview 杏吧原创 experts remotely. More information will be provided in coming weeks.
杏吧原创 Shelby Lisk
Lisk is an artist, writer and photographer from Belleville, Ont., close to her roots at Kenht猫:ke (Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory).
As the TVO journalist in residence, Lisk will develop current affairs articles and videos for tvo.org, as well as segments for The Agenda with Steve Paikin. Her stories will focus on issues relevant to communities across the province and feature Indigenous perspectives and voices.
Lisk has exhibited her work in Canada and the United States. Her writing and artwork have appeared in Red Rising Magazine, Hart House Review and #NotYourPrincess: Voices of Native American Women. She is the recipient of a Governor General’s History award in the Indigenous Arts and Stories category, best “short short” in TVO’s 2019 Short Doc contest, Emerging Indigenous Reporter Scholarship from Journalists for Human Rights, the Helen Nininger Scholarship in Fine Arts, and the Da茂m么n Prize for Photography.
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