Wency Leung
@wencyleung
Reporter at The Local. @TheLocal_TO
Former health reporter at The Globe and Mail. Pronounced "wen-see," she/her. Mastodon: @[email protected]
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22-09-2010 15:22:14
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Writing about my vision loss has lead to a lot of work in TV and journalism. I wanted to pay it forward.
With Shared Bylines I’ve put together a scholarship for blind/visually impaired journalists. The scholarship is for three grand. Apply below.
sharedbylines.com/david-brown-sc…
🚀 NEW: I’m launching an anonymous & bilingual survey on the experiences of Black journalists & media workers in Canada, an initiative of the Mary Ann Shadd Cary Centre for Journalism & Belonging at Carleton J-School Carleton University blackjournalists.ca #BlackJournalists #CdnMedia
We're witnessing a wholesale massacre of defenceless civilians. As Nina Turner says, there's no justification for slaughtering children. And yet no end in sight. #CeasefireNOW
Phil Verster’s tenure as Metrolinx CEO is defined by delays, overspending, and an $856,000+ salary. Nick Hune-Brown goes behind the curtain, and into Verster's past, to understand the “bulldozer” bureaucrat whose fingerprints touch every corner of Toronto. thelocal.to/phil-verster-m…
As CEO of Harrington Housing, Jonas Emre says he’s “transforming” the rental sector with a new model of flexible co-living. Tenants tell Jay Cockburn he’s evicting them, subdividing their apartments, and attempting to sidestep the protections of the RTA. thelocal.to/harrington-hou…
COVID 'could have inspired us to expand our capacity for preserving health and life.' It hasn't happened that way. New from Katherine J. Wu, Ph.D. in The Atlantic theatlantic.com/health/archive…
Two days left to apply for The Local Magazine Journalism Fellowship! Come write a great story with us this summer. thelocal.to/the-local-jour…
There’s a lot of bad news about layoffs and the state of media right now. But it’s also the season for new internships, fellowships, and opportunities for emerging journalists. I started this list for my Book and Media Studies students at University of Toronto and it makes sense to share it. +
This is a stunning piece of investigative journalism from Tu Thanh Ha Kelly Grant and Steph Chambers about how the much the shift to hiring private nurses is hurting the taxpayer and the health care system. theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…