Lisa LaFlamme
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Journalist - blue checkmark verified until 4/20/23. It's still me. Follow me on Instagram: @lisamlaflamme
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Award-winning Journalist Lisa LaFlamme is returning for #ElevateFest2024! She’s been at the forefront of Canadian #journalism for over 35 years tackling the biggest issues of our time. She'll be joined on stage by Tech Journalist, Kara Swisher for a fireside chat. Learn more: ⬇️
Happy to introduce the Journalists for Human Rights podcast. Conversations with reporters living and working under fragile democracies. They're brave enough to speak out under constant threat of being silenced. Here's a teaser and I hope you will tune in! Journalists for Human Rights (JHR)
We are so excited to have Connie Walker as the feature speaker Samara Centre for Democracy's In Defence of Democracy event. Tickets are available at two price points - pick the one that is best for you. ticketmaster.ca/in-defence-of-…
Hope you'll tune in to this week's Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) podcast. I spoke with Maria Ressa - fearless journalist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. Her inspiring story emphasizes resilience in the face of adversity and importance of standing up for truth. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/jou…
Here are facts around online harm targeting political candidates in just one provincial election. The brilliant team at Samara Centre for Democracy examined over 300K tweets. Their disturbing findings are a call to action for all of us to report this abuse when you see it. Give it a read:
New on the #JHRPodcast 👇 🎧 Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/161BGz… 🎧 Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/rep… Lisa LaFlamme speaks with veteran Palestinian journalist Walid Batrawi Walid Batrawi about the immense challenges of reporting from #Gaza, his work on the Gaza Project
💬 “I’m most excited about hearing new ideas from a different continent on how we can save the industry that we love.” - JHR Ambassador and podcast host Lisa LaFlamme on attending @AfricaMediaFest - a gathering of media, storytellers, artists and technologists from across the
Some history to explain what happened today, from my just-posted article in The Atlantic theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
"Wow. A Vice-President who is as dumb as he is aggressive." Nick Ferrari reacts to JD Vance describing Britain as 'some random country that hasn't fought a war in 30 or 40 years.'
So much to be proud of in the work Canada is trying to do in South Sudan. Thank you Ambassador for the visit and the meaningful partnership with Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) - much work ahead!
These children I met have no idea who Donald Trump is but his Order to shut down USAID could cost them their lives: katiecouric.com/news/opinion/u… #kcm Journalists for Human Rights (JHR)
Thank you to the former President of Seychelles, H.E. Danny Faure, and our eminent observers for joining the #Commonwealth Observer Group for Gabon's presidential election. Your findings and recommendations will be key in strengthening #Gabon's democratic institutions.
In just under 4 years since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan everything has changed - especially for women and girls. This The Walrus piece by Soraya Amiri lays out what's happening to the boys. Without a unified international voice, what will the next 4 years look like?
JHR is pleased to announce that former Prime Minister Jean Chrétien will sit down for a one-on-one interview with journalist and JHR Ambassador Lisa LaFlamme at Night for Rights 2025. #N4R25 This landmark conversation will be part of our special focus on Canada in the World,
