Humber College’s Story Lab is a finalist for the Canadian Journalism Foundation (CJF) Jackman Award for Excellence for the series Surviving Hate.
Surviving Hate is a collaborative journalism project concerned about the paucity of data related to Canadian hate crimes and incidents, particularly regarding anti-Indigenous racism. The result was a years’ long investigation culminating in six stories published across four news outlets.
The series includes an article in Canada’s National Observer about how anti-Indigenous racism was poorly tracked and harming patients in hospitals; a collaboration with Investigative Journalism Bureau/Toronto Star about how post-secondary institutions were addressing hate crimes and report card with TVOToday on how Canadian medical and nursing schools have implemented the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action related to Indigenous health issues.
“This was truly a team effort, and my thanks goes out to the incredible, interdisciplinary team of students, faculty, freelance journalists and media partners who came together to bring these important issues to light. A special thank you to Martha Troian, whose editorial leadership made this series possible,” said Story Lab Director David Weisz.
About Surviving Hate
Surviving Hate is a collaborative journalism project co-ordinated by Humber College’s StoryLab seeking to fill the data gap on the reporting of hate crimes and incidents in Canada, with a focus on anti-Indigenous racism.
Academic partners include the University of Toronto’s Investigative Journalism Bureau, Algonquin College, Trent University, the University of King’s College, Toronto Metropolitan University, Carleton University and the Centre for Human Rights Research at the University of Manitoba.
Our media partners are Canada’s National Observer, the Toronto Star, TVOntario and JSource. Surviving Hate is supported by the Inspirit Foundation, Google News Initiative and Journalists for Human Rights and Humber College’s Office of Research and Innovation and Faculty of Media and Creative Arts.
Credits
Analysis of anti-Indigenous racism in hospitals reveals pattern of harm, no tracking mechanism
Lead Reporters: Danielle Orr, Kunal Chaudhary & Martha Troian
Research credits: Janice Saji, David Weisz, Jianfu Lan, Ryan Running Rabbit, Hansil Mehta, Stephanie Roberts, Nitika Mishra
Inside the fight to reform Indigenous health education in Canadian medical and nursing schools
Lead Reporter: Kunal Chaudhary
Research credits: Martha Troian, Danielle Orr, Janice Saji
The hidden hate on campus: We tracked incidents at colleges and universities and found a growing problem
Lead Reporters: Robert Cribb, Charles Buckley
Contributors: Inori Roy, Mashal Butt, Alina Snisarenk, David McKie
Journalism Student Researchers
Carleton University: Kajal Dhaneshwari, Malcolm Fraser, Lahari Nanda, Alima Sidibé, Rebecca Weston
Toronto Metropolitan University: Amany Abubaker, Ariel Brookes, Nishat Chowdhury, Maggie Feldbloom, Fiona O’Flynn, Viktoriya Kozoriz, Alina Snisarenko
University of British Columbia: Yuqi Cao, Grace Jenkins, Aastha Sethi, Saphiya Zerrouk
University of King’s College: Haylea Dilnot-Reid, Sarah Krymalowski, Joe Thompson
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