JHR is thrilled to invite the 2025 friend of the BIPOC Young People Journalism Training Fellowship! This job is funded by the Government of Canada and the RBC Structure. Currently in its 3rd year, the program aims to advertise a much more comprehensive news market by giving job positionings and mentorship chances to early-career BIPOC press reporters (ages 19 -29 Fellows additionally attend workshops led by experienced media experts, covering a variety of journalistic skills and topics.
For 2025, a total of ten others will certainly be embedded in 6 partner newsrooms in between July and December:
- IndigiNews , an Indigenous-run online magazine creating culturally rooted storytelling that centres Aboriginal communities
- Cabin Radio , an online radio station and newsroom that covers stories in the Northwest Territories
- The Independent , an on the internet information electrical outlet offering modern information and evaluation for Newfoundland and Labrador
- Ricochet Media , a nationwide media outlet that practices public-interest journalism
- La Reverse , a French-language media system in Montréal that enhances marginalized voices via dialogue-driven journalism
- The Rover , a Montreal-based investigatory journalism project that reports on news from Quebec and past
Learn more regarding the friend listed below:
Abby Francis, IndigiNews
Abby Francis is a digital photographer and journalist from the top Sunlight Shore with combined Coastline Salish and French ancestry.
Jasmine Nasogaluak, Cabin Radio
Jasmine Nasogaluak is an Inuvialuit and Dene female. She started functioning as an intern previously this year. She has discovered that what this fellowship requires is what she wants to seek going forward. After years of not knowing what she desired, she has ended up being passionate concerning radio broadcasting and journalism.
Frey Blake-Pijogge, The Independent
Frey Blake-Pijogge is a current graduate of St. Thomas University. Frey is 22 years of ages and records in Labrador. Frey is Inuk from Nunatsiavut and concentrates on Aboriginal, environmental, and civils rights tales.
Yumna Iftikhar, The Independent
Yumna Iftikhar is a Pakistani-Canadian reporter covering the influence of federal and rural plans on marginalized areas. She also covers climate modification and Canada’s power change trip.
Sophia de Guzman Rivadeiro, Ricochet Media
Sophia de Guzman Rivadeiro is a reporter based in Toronto. She has a deep love for her community and makes every effort to produce work crucial of power and in service of the public. She intends to cover housing, migrant rights, and labour problems. She graduated from Toronto Metropolitan University’s journalism program.
Zahra Khozema, Ricochet Media
Zahra Khozema is a reporter and podcast manufacturer based in Toronto. She commonly covers BIPOC stories, Gen Z and millennial culture, and personal finance.
Zahra Khozema is a journalist and podcast manufacturer based in Toronto. She typically covers BIPOC stories, Gen Z and millennial society, and individual financing.
Natalia Rivero Gómez, La Reverse
Natalia Rivero Gómez is a journalist from Bogotá, Colombia who covers civils rights, movement, the atmosphere, and culture. She’s enthusiastic regarding telling tales that promote link, build compassion, and celebrate the richness of our neighborhoods. In 2025, she won the gold CWA Canada/CAJ Award for Work Reporting.
Neha Chollangi, The Rover
Neha Chollangi is a journalist and writer based in Montreal. She blogs about systemic issues that affect marginalized neighborhoods. She has actually previously lived in BC’s Okanagan Valley and Mississauga, Ontario. Neha’s job has been released in Maisonneuve, CBC, This Magazine, and Future of Good.
