Credits

The Empowerment Journalism Media Guide was written and produced by the Global Reporting Centre at the University of British Columbia’s School of Journalism, Writing, and Media. Funding was generously provided by the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies and by Stardust Fund.

Lead authors: Britney Dennison and Andrea Crossan

Co-authors and data collection: Sonal Gupta and Katarina Sabados

Editing and digital production: Andrew Munroe

Special thanks to Peter Klein, Global Reporting Centre’s founder and chair of the board, and to the ‘Turning Points' storytellers and production team for their insights.

Our work on the empowerment guide was supported by Reciprocal Consulting. Reciprocal Consulting also led data collection and an independent evaluation/report on the empowerment approach to the ‘Turning Points’ series, which informed the content of this guide. From Reciprocal Consulting:

• Amy Foreman
• Sarah Wood
• Billie Joe Rogers
• Sofia Vitalis
• Kim van der Woerd

This guide was developed thanks to a series of interviews with industry professionals who contributed their insights. Alphabetical by last name. Bios based on date of publication:

• Meaghan Brackenbury - Reporter/Editor, CBC North
• Alejandra Cancino - Senior Reporter, Injustice Watch
• Christopher Cheung - Staff Reporter, The Tyee
• Sarah Conway - Senior Reporter and Special Project Manager, City Bureau
• Britney Dennison - Executive Editor, Global Reporting Centre
• Rachel Falcone - Filmmaker, Co-Founder, and Executive Director, Storyline
• Jamuna Galay-Tamang - Documentary Filmmaker
• Juan Pablo Garnham - Communication and Policy Engagement Manager, Eviction Lab
• Emilee Gilpin - Senior Communications Advisor and Community Storyteller, Coastal First Nations
• Aymann Ismail - Staff Writer, Podcast Host, and Producer, Slate Magazine
• Yukari Iwatani Kane - Co-Founder and CEO, Prison Journalism Project
• Emily Kasriel - Author and former BBC editor
• Paul Myles - Director and Founding Member, On Our Radar Productions
• Olivia Leigh Nowak - Story Facilitator, Filmmaker, and Founder, le colibri STUDIO
• Alex Pritz - Director, Documist
• Zahra Rasool - Head of AJ Contrast, Al Jazeera Digital
• Steve Rosenbaum - Co-Founder and Executive Director, Sustainable Media Center
• Amy Standen - Editor, Ear Hustle, Radiotopia
• Jen St. Denis - Staff Reporter, The Tyee
• Rintu Thomas - Co-founder and Managing Partner, Black Ticket Films
• Pamela Yates - Co-founder, Senior Creative Director, and Film Director, Skylight Pictures
• Alejandro Yoshizawa - Filmmaker, Assistant Professor at University of the Fraser Valley, and Sessional Lecturer at the University of British Columbia