Writing about my vision loss has lead to a lot of work in TV and journalism. I wanted to pay it forward.

With Shared Bylines I’ve put together a scholarship for blind/visually impaired journalists. The scholarship is for three grand. Apply below.

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I spent a lot of time on this piece and everything I learned made me more mad.

The Ford government is giving even more money to long-term-care operators facing lawsuits for negligence.
Inside a twisted tale that will lead to disaster thestar.com/business/opini… via @torontostar

🚀 NEW: I’m launching an anonymous & bilingual survey on the experiences of Black journalists & media workers in Canada, an initiative of the Mary Ann Shadd Cary Centre for Journalism & Belonging at Carleton J-School Carleton University blackjournalists.ca #BlackJournalists #CdnMedia

We're witnessing a wholesale massacre of defenceless civilians. As Nina Turner says, there's no justification for slaughtering children. And yet no end in sight. #CeasefireNOW

In theory, Metrolinx’s strong-arm approach is supposed to come with an implicit trade-off in favour of efficiency. Instead, GTA residents have been left with nothing: no extended community consultations, no placating, and no new rail lines, yet. thelocal.to/phil-verster-m…

I'm on vacation and off twitter, but read my profile of Phil Verster, the embattled Metrolinx CEO whose fingerprints touch every corner of the GTHA. thelocal.to/phil-verster-m…

'I honestly don’t know how somebody can be this richly compensated for such poor performance.” Fantastic Nick Hune-Brown profile of Phil Verster, CEO of Metrolinx, who has overseen the complete debacle that is the Eglinton LRT: thelocal.to/phil-verster-m…

Unmissable profile on the man behind your local construction inconvenience and transit delays! Discover all the things you didn't know you didn't know about provincial transit boss Phil Verster, who has left a trail of disgruntled employees and delayed passengers behind him.

Phil Verster’s tenure as Metrolinx CEO is defined by delays, overspending, and an $856,000+ salary. Nick Hune-Brown goes behind the curtain, and into Verster's past, to understand the “bulldozer” bureaucrat whose fingerprints touch every corner of Toronto. thelocal.to/phil-verster-m…

As CEO of Harrington Housing, Jonas Emre says he’s “transforming” the rental sector with a new model of flexible co-living. Tenants tell Jay Cockburn he’s evicting them, subdividing their apartments, and attempting to sidestep the protections of the RTA. thelocal.to/harrington-hou…

COVID 'could have inspired us to expand our capacity for preserving health and life.' It hasn't happened that way. New from Katherine J. Wu, Ph.D. in The Atlantic theatlantic.com/health/archive…

Two days left to apply for The Local Magazine Journalism Fellowship! Come write a great story with us this summer. thelocal.to/the-local-jour…

The Local's annual diversity survey is out: last year, 79% of our contributors and staff were non-white, from a variety of backgrounds reflective of Toronto's diversity. See how we're doing in our ongoing commitment to race, representation and diversity: thelocal.to/the-local-dive…

Don't miss this excellent read! 'Every miracle needs its evangelists. Any act of God we know of today, anything that has outlasted the skepticism of non-believers and the erosion of history, has survived only because of the people who tell and retell the story.'

There’s a lot of bad news about layoffs and the state of media right now. But it’s also the season for new internships, fellowships, and opportunities for emerging journalists. I started this list for my Book and Media Studies students at University of Toronto and it makes sense to share it. +

B.C. is banking on a new era of mining to meet its climate targets. But if disaster strikes, taxpayers could be left to foot the cleanup bill, an investigation by The Narwhal and The Globe and Mail has found. #bcpoli thenarwhal.ca/bc-mining-liab…

Publicly, she fought Ontario on behalf of thousands of teachers. Privately, Karen Brown was fighting a battle of her own thestar.com/politics/provi… via @torontostar #etfo #onted #osstf

This is a stunning piece of investigative journalism from Tu Thanh Ha Kelly Grant and Steph Chambers about how the much the shift to hiring private nurses is hurting the taxpayer and the health care system. theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

This was a tough story for me to write. But sadly, know our experience was not unique. ottawacitizen.com/feature/the-fa…