The GreenLine
The Green Line is an award-winning, hyperlocal news outlet that investigates the way we live to help young and other underserved Torontonians survive and thrive in a rapidly changing city.
Industry: Journalism
Peterborough Currents
Peterborough Currents is a reader-funded independent news outlet that puts people at the centre of their stories. They’re committed to producing journalism that connects the community, focusing on issues that affect real people’s live.
InsideWaterloo
InsideWaterloo is an independent media initiative that amplifies diverse voices of Black, Indigenous and racialized residents living in the Waterloo Region in Ontario.
The Local
The Local is an independent magazine exploring urban health and social issues in Toronto. They take a data-driven, yet authentically human approach to storytelling on pressing issues facing the city, from poverty and homelessness, to mental health, aging, and food insecurity.
Canadian Journalists of Colour
Canadian Journalists of Colour is a community of Indigenous, Black and People of Colour media workers across Canada. CJOC offers a supportive environment for journalists of colour to engage and discuss the journalism industry. This grant supported the RISE Conference.
Canadian Association of Black Journalists
Founded in 1996, Canadian Association of Black Journalists (CABJ) strives to advance the work of Black journalists and media professionals in Canada. This grant supported a French online webinar.
IndigiNews
IndigiNews aims to provide digital journalism driven by Indigenous communities’ needs, while contributing to the long-term sustainability of independent Indigenous-centred media. This grant supported the hiring of an Indigenous editor position.
La Converse
La Converse is a digital media outlet serving underrepresented communities in Québec. Launched as a month-long pop-up newsletter to fill an urgent need for reporting during the COVID-19 pandemic, it quickly engaged audiences and had made measurable impact across underserved communities.
Canadian Journalists of Colour
Canadian Journalists of Colour is a community of Indigenous, Black and People of Colour media workers across Canada. CJOC offers a supportive environment for journalists of colour to engage and discuss the journalism industry. This grant supported an Anti-Black Racism in Journalism webinar.
Indigenous Communication Arts at First Nations University
The Indigenous Communication Arts (INCA) program at First Nations University is a unique program in Canada that provides journalism and communications education that is immersed in an Indigenous worldview and delivered within an Indigenous-led institution.