Noushin Ziafati
@nziafati
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Some call me NEWShin 📰 Associate editor @IE_Canada , @advisorca | Previously @CTVNews , @CdnPressNews , @chronicleherald , @tjprovincial , @CBCNews
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Since the Canadian gov't made a promise in 2021 to implement a regularization program that would allow more undocumented people to stay in the country, it has actually increased the # of people it's deported each year—and it's cost millions.
Read more:
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Nothing more depressing than waking up to news alerts about mass layoffs at your company.
And yes, I am one of them. Will have more to say later, when I'm not feeling this way.
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Props to all the TV journalists covering these convoy protests. As a print-based journalist, I had the luxury of blending in at the protest in Windsor. But I watched as people continuously attacked TV journalists, especially with the CBC, for simply doing their jobs.
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There's a hunger for more diverse coverage in Canadian media. For those who choose to criticize the CBC for diversifying its coverage, I urge them to consider what it must be like to feel ignored, underserved and misrepresented by the media for years and years on end.
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Some personal/professional news: Excited to share that I'm now a digital writer/producer
@CTVNews
! Happy to join this team and tell stories from across the country😌
Feel free to send tips/pitches to noushin.ziafati
@bellmedia
.ca!
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I'm very excited to share that today is my first day at
@CdnPressNews
in Toronto! It feels great to learn from so many talented journalists and to be back in my home city. 😌
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Signing off on my last day at
@CdnPressNews
. I'm so grateful for the tiny but mighty Ontario bureau team for making a year of reporting through really tough times not just bearable, but also fun and exciting. Will miss the wild wire! -NNZ ♥️
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Just realized today marks one year since I moved to Halifax. Last year, I packed up my belongings, stuffed my car and drove from Saint John, NB to an empty apartment where I'd be stuck for two weeks in mandatory quarantine. It's been quite the year, but I'm grateful to be here 😌
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Today is my last day
@chronicleherald
and last week in Nova Scotia. Despite moving here in March 2020, just as COVID hit, I couldn't have asked for a better place to be this past year and a half. And it's been such a pleasure working alongside so many talented journalists.
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In Ontario, we've been told by experts to wear higher grade masks amid this Omicron wave. I purchased some KN95 masks today -- they were not cheap. Time and time again, this pandemic reminds us the sad truth that money puts us in a better position to stay safe and healthy.
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At one of her final media availabilities this election campaign,
@AndreaHorwath
says Ontarians deserve a leader who shows up and answers tough questions. She’s asking people to vote for the NDP, saying the party “will work for you.”
#onpoli
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In non-pandemic news, I have some exciting personal/professional news to share. This is my last day
@TJProvincial
as I’ll be taking on a new job as a newcomer reporter
@chronicleherald
in Halifax on March 30.
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After two years of reporting on the pandemic, I am finally learning what it means to "live with COVID."
Stay safe, friends. 😷
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I don't wanna jinx it, but 2021 is off to a great start. My mom, a registered nurse in Toronto, got her first vaccine today. Here's to more vaccinations this year!!!
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STORY CALLOUT: Do you live in a building in
#Toronto
without air conditioning? How are you doing during this heat wave? I'd like to speak to you for a
@CdnPressNews
story. Feel free to DM me or email nnz
@cp
.org. Thanks in advance!
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Happy to report that my friends' cat, which ran off into the wilderness at the Bruce Peninsula National Park in late May, is alive and well! And a park ranger finally caught her this week!
Here's how the whole story unfolded (a thread):
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Wow. Thank you so much,
@atlanticJawards
.
I feel grateful to have won this award for a feature I wrote about a refugee claimant working on the front lines during the COVID-19 pandemic. This award honours her.
#BREAKING
NEWSPAPER: Feature Finalists
Anne Calder,
@chronicleherald
/Saltwire (Halifax, NS)
@drewfoundland
@IndependentNL
(St. John’s, NL)
@nziafati
@chronicleherald
(Halifax, NS)
And the GOLD goes to…
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I feel this on a spiritual level. Reporting on racism is important, yes, but when you yourself have faced racism throughout your time in Canada and receive racist comments on your stories or emails that hurt your brain, it can feel quite daunting. But we just keep on keepin' on.
Is every journalist of colour in Canada as tired as I am, yet believes in the importance of their work and can't give up?
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Disappointed to see Canadian journalism take another big blow because, once again, business interests/profits are being deemed more important than actual substance.
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Super stoked to share that after about half a year spent reporting for
@TJProvincial
(alongside some of the best in the biz), I will now be putting on a new hat as
@TJGreaterSJ
's business reporter! Below are just a few stories I had the chance to tell as a news reporter.
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Is anybody not secretly or not so secretly jaded in Canadian journalism? Asking for a friend (aka all my friends in journalism)
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Hard to have an easy mind as a non-white journalist when racist people reply to your stories that have nothing to do with race but make them about race and say things like "any trouble races should be deported."
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And these journalists were still interviewing the protesters and giving them the chance to express their views. Tell me how that is "fake news" or "biased media."
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Very excited to be mentored by the talented
@balkissoon
! Thank you
@caj
for setting this up!
Denise Balkissoon (
@balkissoon
) is an editor extraordinaire currently with The Narwhal. She has worked for legacy media and started her own thing, and won many awards along the way. She really wants to help mid-career racialized journalists who are unsure of what's next.
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Spending my birthday and election day with none other than
@fallonhewitt_
. Go vote!!!
#onpoli
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Some guy that I liked in high school told me that if I pursued journalism, I would end up homeless (I stopped liking him thereafter). I've been working in the field since graduating from journalism school and I do in fact have a roof over my head, which I pay for myself! :~)
Tell me about a time someone told you that you could not do something and you went ahead and succeeded out of spite.
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The situation in Windsor has gotten a lot more intense throughout the day. Police are making arrests and telling protesters to go home. There are some protesters here saying they will continue their protest. Police are marching towards them, forcing them to back up.
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It was especially disturbing watching one female CBC reporter trying to do a live hit while people kept yelling at her "Tell the truth!" The reporter was simply reporting what she was seeing unfold in front of her.
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I know the anger and hate towards journalists during these protests have been well documented already, but we need to show the reality of this job for what it is in this current climate, after years of politicians using terms like "fake news" to delegitimize us.
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The journalists and staff
@SaltWireNews
are dedicated to their communities, to holding politicians to account, to documenting historic moments in Atlantic Canada. My hope is they'll continue to do that work for as long as possible. Please consider a subscription if you're able.
Between March 3 and 9,
@SaltWireNews
journalists and contributors told 627 stories about issues and people in the four Atlantic provinces.
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Can confirm COVID-19 vaccine appointments are open to 20+ in Nova Scotia today.
My appointment is *booked* 🥳
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A reminder that the language that is used by journalists right now is extremely critical.
If you're covering a demonstration, consider asking the organizers what the purpose of it is. Don't assume. There are more humans who want peace right now than humans who want war.
Earlier we reported on some of the pro-Palestinian demonstrations at the weekend.We spoke about “several demonstrations across Britain during which people voiced their backing for Hamas”.
We accept this was poorly phrased and was a misleading description of the demonstrations.
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@ddentremo
When I lived in Saint John, New Brunswick, my friends and family kept calling it "St. John's" so this kind of scenario was one of my worst fears.
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Theodore Tugboat was taking in the stunning sunset on the Halifax waterfront last night.
This morning, we bid the beloved Theo farewell, as he heads off to Hamilton. Ta ta for now. 👋
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And a pleasant update on this Friday: my mom got her second vaccine dose today!🎉🎉🎉
I don't wanna jinx it, but 2021 is off to a great start. My mom, a registered nurse in Toronto, got her first vaccine today. Here's to more vaccinations this year!!!
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Visiting New Brunswick this past weekend with my east coast journo pals was a treat. And yes, I am coining the phrase "it's always sunny in new brunny." 🌞🌞🌞
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I have so much to say, but I also am at a loss of words.
For now, I just want to emphasize that people who work in this industry care about their work, about their impact. And my hope is we will figure out how to do journalism sustainably in this country sooner than later..
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I have now spent two months in this lovely province (after moving during the pandemic, yikes). So much has happened since I got here, but through it all, I've learned how strong, kindhearted and welcoming Nova Scotians are. Thanks for adopting me!!! 💙
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Oh yes, there's my tea that I left sitting for two hours as I doomscrolled my way into Omicron oblivion. *takes sip*
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You’ve been invited to a meeting with your boss and a human resources representative. It comes at a time of uncertainty in your workplace. The writing is on the wall — you’re about to be laid off.
What do you do?
My latest for
@CanadianPress
:
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ICYMI, I made my first official podcast appearance on
@thebigstoryfpn
this week!
Hear me talk about the rise in deportations from Canada and expand on my recent reporting for
@TheBreachMedia
:
Thank you
@robsimonsays
and
@TheGameSheet
for having me!
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My mom is an ER nurse in Toronto toughing this out. I'm so appreciative of her and all other health care professionals working extra hard during these uncertain times.
Health workers - PSWs, nurses, doctors + - are on the front lines of the
#COVID19
#pandemic
response. They’re digging in for a long fight, by
@bruce_arthur
via
@torontostar
#cdnhealth
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88 weeks ago,
@fallonhewitt_
and I set up shop in our home offices for the first time. Although we're not working together anymore, we've both been working from home ever since. It's wild to think it's been *88* weeks of this. And we're both still covering COVID-19...
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Windsor ➡️ Toronto
Signing off from the border blockade coverage after three long, cold and confusing days ✌️
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It's been just over a week since the Bell layoffs. I want to thank everyone for their kind messages & support the last few days, but also from day one when I started my journalism career. The tight-knit community of Canadian journos is what's kept me going all these years.
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Before I leave, I want to stress how important local journalism is. I've worked at two daily newspapers now and seen firsthand the important and difficult work that local journalists do to keep their communities informed. Please continue to support them in this pursuit.
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Today in getting trolled on social media.. I'm a meme.
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The days-long fog in Toronto has made this feel even more like a dystopian reality.
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Looking forward to the day we decide to nationalize our systems for health cards, driver's licences, etc. in Canada. Moving between provinces has proved to be a paperwork and financial headache 🙃
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I've been thinking of David Gass a lot lately. Two years ago, I was hit by a truck turning left to get to a Tim Hortons. I was in a car, so I had some buffer to keep me relatively safe. But I know that not everyone gets to be so lucky. Drive safe, Halifax
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The joy you get from earning a cat's love is something else... I'm starting to understand you cat people.
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Today is my last day as an intern
@cbcasithappens
so I thought I'd share the story of Nigel the gannet that I produced... probably the most tragic but touching story I've worked on. Shout out to
@SheenaGoodyear
for the awesome web post.
#byeNigel
#byeCBC
Nigel, 'the world's loneliest bird,' found dead next to his concrete lover
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It's about to get Bubblicious in Atlantic Canada. Yes, I had to do it.
Effective July 3, Nova Scotia will form an
#AtlanticBubble
with New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador, allowing Atlantic Canadians to travel within the region without having to self-isolate:
#COVID19NS
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At the height of the first wave of COVID-19 in Nova Scotia, Glory Mamngong saw horrific sights at Northwood.
Still, without a health card, the asylum seeker poured her heart into her work to care for the residents at the long-term care institution.
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Callout: I'm looking to speak to people in Ontario about their experiences trying to book a booster appointment today for a
@CdnPressNews
story. If this sounds like you or someone you know, please feel free to DM me or email me at nnz
@cp
.org. Thanks!
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My first time being quoted in a newspaper... not what I expected 😅
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Nothing beats an airport security officer in Edmonton telling you that there's a good amount of "inorganic material" in your lamb plushie, but that they'll let you through "although some other airports might not." So far, no trouble at the Toronto and Vancouver intl airports 🙃🙂
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A Syrian refugee is now giving back to the Halifax community that supported him when he arrived in the city two months ago.
‘I wanted to stand up’: Syrian refugee gives back to Nova Scotians during pandemic:
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I took this photo on April 20, 2020, right after the Nova Scotia mass shooting. It was already such a difficult time with the start of COVID-19, but when this stunning sunset appeared, it felt like everyone in the province could mourn and reflect together.
#NovaScotiaStrong
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Pouring a coffee at 4:18 p.m. to get through a night shift of covering COVID during the holidays like
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Explainer: How climate change affects the frequency and intensity of wildfires |
@CTVNews
With expert insight from
@mikeflannigan
and
@Ryan_B_Ness
@ClimateInstit
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Congrats to all the talented finalists on this list, including
@fallonhewitt_
, who deserves all the recognition for truly exhibiting daily excellence at
@TheSpec
!!! 🎉🎉🎉
Finalists: Daily excellence
Finalistes: D'excellence au quotidien
🏆
@OllieW
@BlakeEmily
Sarah Pruys, Cabin Radio
🏆Team
@CBCManitoba
🏆
@vestevie
CBC Montreal
🏆
@shanifanasser
CBC Toronto
🏆
@fallonhewitt_
Hamilton Spectator
#CAJawards
#prixACJ
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Happy Nowruz to all those who celebrate! I'll be trying my best to cook a Persian meal as well as my parents today (wish me luck) 🥳
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Made a new pal in Toronto 🦜
Nice to be home for the first time in nearly two years!!!
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Wondering if some people missed that mask mandates haven't been lifted for public transit in Ontario or if they just stopped caring on the TTC.
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Temporarily changing my nickname from NEWShin to NAFTshin--on that Canadian media
#NAFTAwatch
...
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Tweets like this that speculate about the cause of one's death while their loved ones are mourning are not cool.
33-year-old Canadian MSM journalist who heavily promoted the Covid-19 vaccine, advocated for vaccine passports, and the firing of those who refused the jab has died after being hospitalized and “declared neurologically dead.”
Ian Vandaelle, a 33-year-old Canadian business
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The FOMO of not taking
@KamalAlSolaylee
's class
@RSJnow
is real today.
I’ve been thinking a lot about Kamal Al-Solaylee lately. My mag writing & arts reporting prof and my biggest mentor.
@KamalAlSolaylee
has my support, and that of my peers. We’re gonna say some stuff about him in this thread, and any other current/former students can join in too!!
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Losing faith in humanity and the industry I chose to work in more and more each day.
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Being on vacation during a lockdown = reading the news but not reporting it. Weird. I need a digital detox. 🙃
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As Canada looks to meet ambitious immigration targets, researchers from across the country are undertaking a multi-million dollar study of how migrants are integrating into Canadian society.
Read more in my first story for
@CTVNews
!
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Happy Nowruz to all my Iranians out there! Such a beautiful start to the new year/spring so far in Halifax.
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Nice.
@nziafati
You got what you deserved. All of the media in this country deserve to be unemployed. Also, since you appear to love Palestine so much, go there. Get the fuck out of 🇨🇦 & leave.
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Booked my second vaccine dose for ~this~ week. I'm the happiest camper.
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In numerous
@JournalismTMU
classes, we watched
@LisaLaFlamme_
to learn the art of storytelling. She was and will continue to be an example for many journalists for years to come.
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Sad I never got to see
@WoodyXmasTree
when I lived in Nova Scotia. Just look at that face.
📷:
@SaltWireNetwork
/
@chronicleherald
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I've had a hard time trying to think of the words to say, but my thoughts are with all those affected by the tragedy in Nova Scotia.
#NovaScotiaStrong
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