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Student Association to hold town halls for students STEVE CORNWELL ASSISTANT EDITOR

The Student Association of George Brown College (SA), which funds The Dialog, is organizing town hall meetings beginning in February to discuss what services they can improve.

Tiffany White, the SA’s director of education, said the town hall format allows for a more personal interaction between students and the SA. White said that sessions will help add a measure of accountability because ideas expressed at the town halls will be face-to-face communications between students and the SA’s board.

“If students see me a couple of months (after the town hall) and they’re like ‘hey, what’s going on with that idea?’ I can actually give them an answer,” White said. “So that way they know somebody heard their opinion and input and is actively doing something about it.”

At the Jan. 16 SA board meeting, LGBTQ Rep. Sheldon Mortimore and Accessibility Rep. Carolyn Mooney expressed concerns about the level of consultation in picking the dates and content of the town halls.

Mooney said she understands that organizing events like a town halls sometimes

require swift decisions. Still, she has doubts that folks in her constituency will feel comfortable at town halls.

Mooney said that a town hall could be too public for folks who, “may not want to be singled out or gathered together as a group where people can be identified very clearly.”

She added that she is thinking about alternative arrangements for students who might be cautious of the current format but still want to participate.

White told The Dialog that the town halls are not meant to be “the end-all, be-all of how we engage our students and solicit their feedback.”

And she encourages representatives to organize town halls specifically for their constituencies.

In addition to soliciting feedback from students, White said that another aim of the town halls is to clarify which services the SA provides for students, as there is some confusion as which come from the association and which the college provides.

Town halls are scheduled from 11 a.m to 2 p.m. on Feb. 1 at Waterfront on the learning landscape of the concourse level, Feb. 8 at St. James in the Kings Lounge, Feb. 15 in the Casa Loma Student Centre, and March 8 at the Young Centre for the Performing Arts in the student lounge.

2,000 students marched to Queen’s Park to demand free education and action on student debt on Nov. 2, 2016. File Photo by Shaun Iyer / The Dialog

Ontario tuition framework extended for two years Framework caps tuition increases at 3 per cent a year SARAH KRICHEL THE EYEOPENER

(CUP)—On Dec. 15, the provincial government of Ontario announced a rollover of the current tuition framework, setting an overall tuition increase cap of three per cent for another two years.

According to Deb Matthews, minister of advanced education and skills development, students can expect increases in their tuition for another two years.

“There’s a lot going on in the post-secondary space— obviously the biggest priority is OSAP reform,” Matthews said. “We are working hard to get that free tuition out there.”

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Matthews added that the government of Ontario is also working on the funding formula and the strategic mandate agreement, so “the best thing to do” was to stick with the status quo and come back to this discussion later.

“We had also heard from student groups that they didn’t feel we had done enough consultation and we want to respect that,” she said.

There is currently no set deadline for a framework reform after the two-year rollover.

Rajean Hoilett, Canadian Federation of Students-Ontario (CFS-O) chairperson, said this rollover simply means a continued burden on vulnerable communities that cannot afford the existing framework.

“As students, we were really hoping to see the government take a bold stance in favour of ensuring access and affordability to post-secondary education, and we were hoping to see (a) tui-

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Hoilett added that the CFS-O semi-annual general meeting on Jan. 19-22 will allow students across the province to contribute ideas on how to go forward.

“Coming off of a really successful National Day of Action, we have a lot of capacity to really organize in January about this tuition fee rollover,”said Hoilett. “The participants at the meeting will have an opportunity to talk about what our next steps be … I’m really excited to see what will happen.”

OSAP grants and loans for students were also adjusted to ensure that they are in line with tuition inflation to take place, according to Matthews.

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Meet the CFS’ first AfroIndigenous chairperson

EVENTS LISTING BIPOC Book Group: Colour Between The Lines Monday, Jan. 23 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

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Zachariah plans to open up lines of comminucation in CFS. Photo: Steve Cornwell / The Dialog

Coty Zachariah on the federation’s challenges, winning and losing elections and being a new father STEVE CORNWELL ASSISTANT EDITOR

With intense calls to reform the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS), Coty Zachariah is set to step into the ring as the national student federation’s new chairperson in June.

With a father from Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory and a mother from Nova Scotia’s black community, Zachariah is the CFS’ first Afro-Indigenous national chairperson. He was elected in November, but he said that it’s still sinking in.

“I remember standing downstairs in (George Brown) collecting votes. I remember the first time I went Ottawa for CFS things, I was so inspired by this whole new world, but there was not a lot of indigenous students,” said Zachariah, who got his start at the Student Association of George Brown College (SA).

Zachariah said that the lack of Indigenous folks participating in student politics troubled him, and he didn’t see enough outreach to First Nation, Métis, and Inuit students at the time.

The first time Zachariah ran for what is now the First Nations, Métis, and Inuit representative position at SA, he lost. But win or lose, Zachari-

ah said running for office can take a toll on relationships, particularly for positions related to identity.

“One of the unfortunate parts of about ethnocentric positions was you had to beat other indigenous students that were engaged,” Zachariah said.

“It doesn’t feel good especially when we all care, we’re all friends or we were all friends at some point, and then someone wins and that changes.”

The CFS is facing questions about its structure, transparency, and lately, secret bank accounts. In the wake of these concerns, Zachariah is encouraging healthy debate and unity.

“People want different things and it’s okay to want different things, services, and approaches,” said Zachariah.

“It’s okay to disagree, I think that’s healthy, but the work still needs to get done and I think the divide that’s been going on is not healthy for many of us on either ‘side’ now.”

In September, 10 CFS member unions signed an open letter which stated that they “can no longer accept or support the current governance structure of our organization.” By Oct. 14 member locals, including the SA, had presented a list of 14 motions aimed at reforming the CFS. “I think something that’s been missing is communica-

tion,” said Zachariah. “I think there’s people feeling unheard right now. There’s people with genuine concerns and work that are being overshadowed by other things going on.”

Zachariah said he is aiming to open up lines of communication to help ensure that members are heard and that the movement keeps going forward.

Carolyn Mooney, who served on the SA board with Zachariah last year, believes that he is capable of changing CFS for the better.

“He was very open to incorporating new ways of doing things and I think that will serve him well as CFS is kind of being ushered into a new era,” said Mooney. “People want to see some changes, and from what I understand these are changes that will benefit all of CFS’ locals and students.”

If Zachariah seems calm under fire, it could be because he recently made it through a serious scare in his personal life when his daughter Sequoia was born prematurely.

After two months in and out of the hospital, his daughter is doing fine, and Zachariah sees a change in himself.

“Obviously still you have your self interests and things like that, but you know I’m responsible for a little person’s life and development now and that’s totally changed my perspective on a lot of things,” said Zachariah. “(There’s) a lot more diapers in the house, and I have to be more fiscally responsible but it’s been amazing.”

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Deaf student’s ‘possibilities are endless’ New degree opens opportunities in ASL research in Canada SHAUN IYER REPORTER-EDITOR

As the first term of the new bachelors degree of interpretation American Sign

Language (ASL)– English at George Brown College drew to a close in December, students and professors couldn’t be more pleased.

“It’s a lot of fun so far,” wrote Paul Bourgeois, one of two Deaf students in the ASL degree program, via email to The Dialog in December. “But I have an ominous feeling it’s about to get a lot harder next semester. That’s okay though, I love a good challenge. Bring it on!”

Bourgeois said the program provides him with an opportunity to continue his education in ASL, which is a huge part of his Deaf identity.

Having grown up in a Deaf family and utilized many ASL interpreters through the years, Bourgeois said he felt he could identify with the Deaf consumer.

Paul Bourgeois implores aspiring Deaf interpreters to apply for George Brown’s degree program. Photo: Jelani Woods / The Dialog

“A Deaf job for life is pretty sweet to me,” said Bourgeois, who wants to start an ASL media consulting company and provide job opportunities for Deaf community members. He is already considering going to Europe for a masters degree in sign language interpreting.

“I’d love to travel the world, meet different Deaf communities and learn their sign languages, I’ve never been overseas.” said Bourgeois “My possibilities really are endless.”

Corene Kennedy and Rhondda Reynolds are professors and co-coordinators of the program. They said they are extremely pleased with the turnout of students so far.

Now that interpretation of ASL is officially a degree program, Kennedy said that she expects enrolment to grow.

This four-year program was designed with similar course work to its diploma counterpart with more subjects added to offer the opportunity of research in the

future for students who take this program.

With the program focusing on presentation, receptive, production and research skills, Kennedy and Reynolds said they are happy that Canada could finally have Canadian research work in ASL. Also, previously Canadian interpreters had trouble with employment in the United States as many positions required a bachelor’s degree, which most Canadian interpreters don’t have.

Timothy Keslick, a hearing student from the first semester, said that it is an intimidating but an exciting time for all the students as they have the chance to carve out their own legacy, but also have to live up to the expectations as the first cohort.

Keslick said working with Deaf students was “a really cool experience to journey with them. They’ll be the first two Deaf interpreters in Canada with a bachelor’s degree.

While we can have all the sympathy and goodwill to be great interpreters, they have lived this journey and it is a great learning experience.”

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(un)Employment town hall offers guidance, insight to youth Event sought input from audience to help craft federal policy ALEX RESENDES REPORTER-EDITOR

Making it as a young person in Toronto can be tough, as countless millennials pinched between skyrocketing costs of living and stagnating income know. This is especially true if you can’t find jobs at all.

Youth Talks: (un)Employment, a town hall event organized by the Toronto Youth Council on Jan. 16, tried to give the engaged audience of young Torontonians a leg up. “’How can I give myself some sort of unfair advantage?’,” asked Othniel Litchmore, senior program analyst with the Ontario Public Service and host/creator of the podcast Making It In Toronto, recalling how he distinguished himself when applying to jobs in his youth.

The first half of the event, hosted by the Toronto YWCA,

featured a panel of distinguished speakers with varied backgrounds offering insights ranging from the personallymotivational to the political.

The second half consisted of a question and answer session, with audience members offering their own thoughts, commentary and sometimes pushback to the ideas presented.

In addition to Litchmore, the three other featured speakers were Sonya Gulati, manager with KPMG and advisory member of a federal youth employment panel; Rosemarie Powell, executive director at the Toronto Community Benefits Network; and Brandon Hay, training manager with the nonprofit Building Up and founder of the Black Daddies Club.

According to data published

by Statistics Canada, 12.6 per cent of 15-24 year olds in the labour market were unemployed in Dec 2016. Although

this dropped from a 16.4 per cent youth unemployment rate in December 2015, it remains significantly higher than the total workforce unemployment rate of 6.1 per cent.

Where Litchmore’s talk reflected his podcast’s goal of highlighting successful Toronto entrepreneurs and self-starters and how they succeeded, Gulati’s talk expanded on her work with the Expert Panel on Youth Employment, an advisory panel currently crafting a list of recommendations for the federal government to foster and support youth employment.

“I want to hear your voice.

It needs to be reflected in what our thoughts are,” Gulati said, imploring listeners to help shape policy by voicing their concerns to the panel. “I want you to help take this list, tear it apart, tell me what you’re thinking.”

Powell brought the conversation back to the city by talking about the Eglinton Crosstown light rail project and the use of community benefit agreements, which guarantee local hiring and development

so government projects benefit local communities.

The room grew still as Hay, the final speaker, talked about the trauma of his father being killed by an 11-year-old child in Jamaica, and how that acted as a catalyst for his community work.

“I recognized that there’s a normalization of crisis in black communities across the world,” said Hay, who then expanded on how his work with the Black Daddies Club and Building Up works against this and breaks down barriers for disadvantaged youth.

The freewheeling question and answer part of the event let the audience give feedback and express their concerns, ranging from questions about the lack of long-term stable jobs to vents about the push to take on school debt without a clear goal in mind.

Participants weren’t afraid to push back against the speakers, either.

Several audience members indicated a need for more pro-

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grams supporting interview skills and networking.

On the whole, though, the mood was a hopeful one, and the speakers saw potential in the young people in front of them.

“The majority of folks die taking their dreams and aspirations with them,” said Hay. “I think a part of our life is not just to work, but is actually to do something that we were put here to do, that we’re passionate about, that will leave a mark on this planet.”

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New year and new vibe has Huskies women’s volleyball looking up Athletes credit the approach of head coach Dana Cooke for improved play PHILIP IVER REPORTER-EDITOR

The trouble with box scores is they show only the nuts and bolts of a sports game. They capture all the statistics with none of the heart. Box scores describe winners and losers without conveying how each looked while doing so, much less how each felt.

And in 2017, George Brown’s women’s volleyball team is different, even if the box scores haven’t caught up yet.

It began with an inspired come-from-behind victory over Fleming. After a particularly deflating second set saw the Huskies fall behind 2-0, George

Brown looked dead in the water. But defying expectations, the team dug in and rallied to win three straight sets.

Rather than contradict the progress made, George Brown’s 3-0 loss to Durham solidified it. While facing the East Division’s powerhouse, the Huskies displayed a never-say-die attitude frankly absent in 2016.

Much the same can be said of George Brown’s next outing, a 3-1 loss to the Centennial Colts.

Huskies head coach Dana Cooke firmly believed that her team is heading in the right direction, for two reasons. First, even when errors occur (and they do), she thinks George Brown’s intentions are better in terms of what they’re trying

George Brown’s women’s volleyball team looks to have turned a corner in 2017. Photo: Philip Iver / The Dialog

to execute. Second, the team is coming together in moments of adversity, as opposed to “just being a little bit disappointed in their own performance and then becoming very individual and very isolated,” said Cooke.

So far as both improvements are concerned, players were quick to credit their head coach.

“She has a lot of confidence in us and she trusts our decisions,” said setter Gabrielle Mitton. “I find that really helps with our development as not only players but people; how to make decisions quickly and how to solve problems.”

It’s impossible to separate the atmosphere Cooke has fostered from the team’s oncourt improvement. By keeping things light, players have remained committed over the

time needed to develop.

“You can work hard and enjoy it, have fun, keep it light,” said Cooke. “I’ve always had coaches that thought those two things were really separate, and I don’t believe that.”

For Cooke, it’s about creating an environment where her athletes can realize the potential they already show in practice. In turn, Cooke’s approach to countering the pressure players place upon themselves has allowed them to see beyond the ups and downs.

“It’s really helpful to look over at the bench and see that she’s standing with us, supporting us regardless of what the score is,” said outside hitter Liz Malatestinic.

Wolfpack Ticker Scores from George Brown College athletics Badminton Centennial Invitational Men’s singles Ivan Chan 1st consolation (4-0) Mike Ra 2nd consolation (3-1) Women’s singles Yunji Kim t-3rd (2-1) Caryn Yu 2nd consolation (3-1) Men’s doubles Alex Chao & Ben Yong t-3rd (3-1) Women’s doubles

With crisis averted, George Brown can focus on going on a run down the home stretch. Photo: Philip Iver / The Dialog

One step forward, no looking back for men’s volleyball After stumbling out of the gate in the new year, Huskies ready for playoff push

PHILIP IVER REPORTER-EDITOR

If there’s one thing the Huskies men’s volleyball team has shown in 2017, it’s that they’re fully capable of making life difficult for themselves.

The new year got off on the wrong foot with a sloppy, unexpected loss to Fleming. Then there was the loss to a strong Durham team.

In and of itself, falling to a tough Durham squad in their next game wasn’t concerning.

It was the way George Brown lost, failing to close out the first two sets before looking listless in the third, which raised a red flag.

Even the victory over Centennial which snapped the Huskies out of their funk took five sets against a 1-10 Colts team.

But it’s an old adage in sports that a win’s a win’s a win. In avoiding the season’s first threegame losing streak, there’s a feeling of crisis averted.

With the weight of back-toback losses now lifted, the team can reset its gaze forward. If nothing else, this rough patch has given them perspective.

“We don’t want to get ahead of ourselves, especially taking that loss against Fleming,” said outside hitter Stephen Duong.

“We didn’t anticipate that. Just one game at a time from here on out.”

Better to be humbled when there’s time to learn and respond, as there is now. And while the team’s sense of identity has taken a lump or two, a foundation of belief remains.

“We’re still in the mix of it, we’re not at the top, we’re not at the bottom,” said middle blocker Matthew Krok. “But I

feel like we have the potential to be champions this year, and we’re going to keep that mentality throughout.”

Krok is right. If George Brown is maddeningly inconsistent, it’s maddening precisely because this team shows flashes of brilliance. The capacity for greatness is there.

Huskies head coach Garrett May’s expectations seem cognizant of that potential. For May, there’s a balance between performance and keeping the team’s eyes on the prize.

“It’s a pretty fine line, because you need wins and you have to focus on winning,” said May after the loss to Durham.

“You don’t want to focus on losing, ‘Oh, if we drop this game, this will happen.’ No, we’re focusing on winning each game we play by playing well.”

Much like his squad, the head coach is full of competitive fire, and it’s clear he believes these Huskies are capable of a deep playoff run. It’s sometimes said that teams are a reflection of their head coach.

If that’s the case with George Brown, May is humbled by it.

“If that holds true at all, I guess it says a lot about me,” May said, taken aback by the question. “These guys are a great group.”

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Kiyann Grimaldo a cornerstone for women’s basketball Basketball a family affair for the rookie captain PHILIP IVER REPORTER-EDITOR

Building a sports program is a futile effort without cornerstones for the foundation. Luckily for first-year head coach Warren Williams and George Brown women’s basketball, Kiyann Grimaldo looks to be one such foundational piece.

The rookie forward trails only third-year guard Tianna Sullivan for the team lead in minutes per game, average points and rebounds per game.

Grimaldo’s emergence means veterans players like Sullivan and Angel Mbikay can share

the load, and opposing teams must now game plan for multiple Huskies options.

“She just has a natural feel for the post game,” said point guard Aprille Deus, who also remarked upon Grimaldo’s passion and communication.

“That’s rare to find, with her drop-steps, her mid-range shooting. To me, she’s a total package in terms of a post player.”

Having played since she was eight, Grimaldo’s basketball story begins with her father, Ed Grimaldo.

“My dad, he’s been playing basketball since he was a kid,” said Kiyann Grimaldo. “So I’d always come with him to basketball practices, and he’d always push me to go to house league and then rep. He takes me to all of my practices.”

It was with a smile that Ed Grimaldo admitted how girl or boy, his first born was going to play basketball. Citing her wealth of experience but

Kiyann Grimaldo’s skill and commitment have made the rookie a cornerstone of George Brown’s program.

Photo: Philip Iver / The Dialog

still somewhat surprised at the swift adjustment, he said his daughter is “embracing the challenge” of being both student and varsity athlete.

Enrolled in George Brown’s business administration marketing program, Kiyann Grimaldo was well-prepared

by Ajax’s Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School, which possesses a proud basketball tradition. Grimaldo only had positive things to say about her time with the Notre Dame Cougars, thankful for the extra work her high school coaches did to help

prep her for the college game.

The praise went both ways, with Notre Dame head coach Rose Booker not the least bit surprised at her former student’s collegiate success.

“She was one of the most committed athletes that we’ve had here at Notre Dame,” said Booker. “She played for me every year, and she was always at practice, always at games, always dedicated, could always count on her. When we needed her, she was there.”

She may already be playing a prominent role, but Grimal-

do sees another possible level to her game. Just as she plans to lean on the coaching staff to help improve her dribbling and three-point shooting, there’s clear confidence they can lean on her.

“I believe that she’s the future of the team,” said Williams. “She’s just so insightful as far as her input into what we’re doing. We’ve made her a captain already, just because of the leadership that she brings but also the energy that she brings; it’s infectious”.

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Real talk: it’s not that warm here Five hot tips for international students to survive the cold MARTIN MA REPORTER

Canadian winters are iconic. Imagine metres and metres of snow, roads closed, ice hockey games in the middle of the street, and polar bears, who are the raccoons of the winter, visiting your waste receptacles in the middle of the night.

While winter in Toronto may not look exactly like this, the temperatures, conditions and opportunities of the season can be quite the adjustment for students visiting the city from warmer climates.

“I was scared in the begin-

ning I would freeze!” explained Ricardo Mallaco, who is in his fourth semester in the business and marketing program. Coming from Brazil, Mallaco found his first winter in Canada to be tough, from the temperature to the loss of sunlight during Daylight Savings Time.

Carlos Carli, who is the Student Association’s director of equity, recently facilitated a Winter 101 workshop for international students. He outlined five tips for students including getting out to enjoy the season and dressing properly for the weather. Carli said that no one really cares about how you dress in the winter, and avoiding wet feet is the goal. Carli

also said that George Brown’s clubs are good resource for students looking to stay active during the winter.

To help ensure that international students have suitable clothes for the season, the international centre in partnership with Peerconnect, the Student Association food bank, the school of fashion and student life, started a winter clothing drive in 2015.

“It’s another component we provide in helping international students prepare for their first winter,” said Ashley Sullivan, manager of international student integration and support at George Brown College.

Students can donate gentlyused items to the drive by contacting the international centre in St. James B171.

So here’s five key tips Carli recommends in his Winter 101 workshops:

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Plan ahead!

Make the effort to arrive early to class, drive slow or catch the TTC early to avoid congestion in traffic. You can’t fight the ice, but you can still catch the train!

Be prepared!

Make it a habit to check the weather forecast daily, factors like wind and humidity can really affect the weather.

Buy the right gear!

It may not be cheap, but it’s important to invest in winter boots that will keep your feet warm and dry.

Layers!

Do three layers, the outer layer should be a wind breaker that keeps you warm and not wet. For the inner layers, you should do a scarf or sweater over a shirt. Layering is a great way to quickly adjust yourself while you navigate through the day.

Have fun!

Winter offers a variety of fun activities including skating, tobogganing, snowboarding and skiing.

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Journalists face trolls and possibilities in digital age NASH 79 conference features several female journalists sharing stories of abuse on social media STEVE CORNWELL ASSISTANT EDITOR

As the print-heavy side of the newspaper industry continues to shed jobs and shut down newsrooms, conversations about how journalism will look and survive in an increasingly digital age are thriving.

At the Canadian University Press’s national student journalism conference (NASH 79) in Fredericton, New Brunswick last week, the conversation covered both the hopeful possibilities and the fresh challenges of journalism today.

Many journalists are searching for more opportunities to meaningfully impact their communities. In an interview at NASH, journalism professor Tim Currie

said he believes this focus will help journalists find their way forward.

“I think that journalists need to mean more to their communities,” said Currie, director of the School of Journalism at the University of King’s College. “If there is an opportunity in the digital age, it’s cliché to say, but it’s engagement, it’s community,” As platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and email allow for quicker and more immediate connections with readers than before, Currie said that journalists are well-positioned to make positive contributions to their communities.

“I think it’s an opportunity for journalists to certainly be curators, guides, experts in their field of interest and to

become more involved with helping make those communities better. I don’t think it’s breaking some impartiality to say that we want to improve the quality of life of whatever community we want to serve,” he said.

There is, however, a darker element for journalists related to the connectivity of the digital age. At NASH 79 several female journalists discussed the litany of threats and insults that they face on social media. In a panel discussion called “Disproportionate Hate Towards Female Journalists,” Jan Wong, Shireen Ahmed, Sarah Ratchford and Lee Thomas each outlined instances where they received hateful backlash on the regular.

Ratchford said that she doesn’t engage with the trolls on Twitter and in the comment sections of her articles because it’s not her job.

“Is it my job to fight these individual trolls and convince them of my personhood?” she asked. “Realistically my job is

to be a journalist and get paid for my work, put it out there and leave it, and so that’s what I do.”

NASH attendees also heard a keynote talk from Scaachi Koul, senior writer at Buzzfeed news, who, in February of 2016, temporarily left Twitter following a barrage of abusive tweets.

“I can’t make Twitter build a better interface, I can’t even get them to block people when I report them,” Koul told the NASH audience.

For young journalists entering an industry teeming with social media nastiness, Currie recommended the old adage “don’t feed the trolls.”

“Mute them and block them and try to shut them out any way you can,” he said.

“Building a strong network can help, as well.”

Being transparent about your sources and the strength of your research is also essential.

“By publishing pieces that have a lot of links that show the sourcing for your reporting, that shows that you are confident in what you do and you are willing to show in any way you can that you have done your research,” he said. “I don’t think you can beat trolls on opinion and loose sourcing.”

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