December 4, 2016
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#162 Do First Nations Have A Free Press?
First Nations reporting usually falls into the four D's: drumming, dancing, drinking, and death. Wawmeesh Hamilton is trying to change that.
Jesse Brown
Host & Publisher
Katie Jensen
Freelance Producer

Mainstream First Nations reporting usually falls into the four D’s: drumming, dancing, drinking, and death. Aboriginal journalist Wawmeesh Hamilton is using everyday reporting to try and change that.

Wawmeesh Hamilton’s Twitter: @Wawmeesh

Wawmeesh’s work for Discourse Media.

Duncan McCue’s piece, “What it takes for aboriginal people to make the news” (Jan 29th 2014)

 

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