In this final episode of Dear Journalist, the hosts are the ones giving their “pearls” of wisdom. We discuss our history with podcasting, our experience at the Review, why we chose to enroll in TMU’s journalism program, and some things we wish we heard before enrolling in the program.

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DISCLAIMER: The interview in this episode took place in October 2023

Yezua Ho interviews Ivor Shapiro in the fourth episode of Dear Journalist, discussing with co-host Hannah Mercanti and Christina Apa afterwards.

Shapiro is an emeritus professor of the School of Journalism at Toronto Metropolitan University and the former chair of the ethics advisory committee of the Canadian Association of Journalists. He has spent two decades researching journalists’ professional identity and values and taught ethics, media law and feature reporting. In this episode, Shapiro reminds all journalists of the importance of making friends, allowing yourself to make mistakes, and, most importantly— that journalism doesn’t get easier.

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Ivor Shapiro’s book: https://www.routledge.com/The-Disputed-Freedoms-of-a-Disrupted-Press/Shapiro/p/book/9781032119977#

The article Shapiro referred to in his interview: https://theconversation.com/terrorist-vs-militant-the-complicated-language-of-reporting-atrocities-in-israel-hamas-war-215626

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*DISCLAIMER: THIS EPISODE CONTAINS REFERENCES TO SEXUAL ABUSE.*

Hannah Mercanti interviews Kevin O’Keefe in the third episode of Dear Journalist, discussing with co-host Yezua Ho and Christina Apa afterwards.

O’Keefe is the producer for W5, an investigative journalism series currently on its 58th season.

His work ranges from exploring the impact of natural disasters on 2SLGBTQIA+, investigating conversion therapy in Canada, and providing an in-depth look at how transitioning genders changes a person’s life. O’Keefe discusses the privileges journalists have in their role, while reinforcing that they don’t need to sacrifice themselves for the sake of their stories.

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A few of the stories O’Keefe refers to throughout the interview:

Hell to Pay – Part 1 (A young gay man in Haiti tries to committee suicide after the 2010 earthquake because Christian relief organizations make his life a living hell.)

Part 2

A lot of the content is unlisted on YouTube but can be watched on his website

How religious organizations use conversion therapy to try to make LGBTQ people straight

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