by Trina Roache Assistant Professor, University of King’s College

Why do we tell stories? To inform, entertain, connect with people. In journalism, we report the news and ask tough questions. But we’re also storytellers, crafting a narrative that helps people make sense of the world. Mi’kmaw voices are much needed, and the University of King’s College in Kjipuktuk/Halifax is working to make space in its four-year journalism program.

I graduated from King’s in 2000. After a year at CBC, I started working for APTN National News. I’m a member of Glooscap First Nation, but I chased news all around Mi’kma’ki and beyond for two decades, often covering stories other media weren’t. I had colleagues and mentors, like Mi’kmaw journalist Maureen Googoo, and others from APTN. But I could count other Mi’kmaw reporters on one hand.

In 2023, not much has changed.

Now, I’m teaching journalism ...

 

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