Uploaded March 2022 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago
Featuring Nora Loreto's new analysis of gaps in traditional media coverage of COVID-19, this panel highlights citizen journalism successes. Join Nora Loreto (Spin Doctors) and Sarah Jama, co-founder of the Disability Justice Network of Ontario, for an exploration of citizen journalism from a group of people who have been helping Canadians to access important resources and information during the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic. Moderated by writer and journalist Navneet Alang.
This video is part of The Word On The Street Toronto’s ongoing City Imagines programming, a wide-ranging series of free online discussions that consider urban spaces and the people who live and create in them.
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Featured Books and Resources
Spin Doctors: How Media and Politicians Misdiagnosed the COVID-19 Pandemic by Nora Loreto: anotherstory.ca/item/BZH86oGT5-l7LOhKnHiLQw
The Disability Justice Network of Ontario: djno.ca
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Connect with WOTS!
Website: toronto.thewordonthestreet.ca
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Timestamps
00:00 Intro & Meet the Panelists
4:24 Thoughts on Ontario Ending Its Mask Mandate and Other Public Health Measures
10:04 Initial Reactions to COVID-19
16:06 How Mainstream Media Frame COVID-19 Impacts
23:15 Injecting Citizen Journalism into Mainstream Media
31:20 Mainstream Media’s Troubles Speaking About Identity
37:35 How to Build Marginalized Voices into Mainstream Media
45:45 Media’s Responsibility in the Face of “COVID Fatigue”
50:19 Thoughts on the Shifting Criteria for Lifting Restrictions
54:48 The Underexposure of Workplaces as Sources of Community Spread
59:49 The Stories That Are Silenced
1:03:17 Absence of Congregate Homeless Shelters in Mainstream Media
1:06:50 Final Thoughts & Thank You
Featuring Nora Loreto's new analysis of gaps in traditional media coverage of COVID-19, this panel highlights citizen journalism successes. Join Nora Loreto (Spin Doctors) and Sarah Jama, co-founder of the Disability Justice Network of Ontario, for an exploration of citizen journalism from a group of people who have been helping Canadians to access important resources and information during the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic. Moderated by writer and journalist Navneet Alang.
This video is part of The Word On The Street Toronto’s ongoing City Imagines programming, a wide-ranging series of free online discussions that consider urban spaces and the people who live and create in them.
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Featured Books and Resources
Spin Doctors: How Media and Politicians Misdiagnosed the COVID-19 Pandemic by Nora Loreto: anotherstory.ca/item/BZH86oGT5-l7LOhKnHiLQw
The Disability Justice Network of Ontario: djno.ca
We encourage you to visit https://native-land.ca to learn more about the land you live on, wherever you’re tuning in from.
Connect with WOTS!
Website: toronto.thewordonthestreet.ca
Twitter: twitter.com/torontoWOTS
Instagram: instagram.com/torontowots
TikTok: tiktok.com/@torontowots
Facebook: facebook.com/torontoWOTS
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Timestamps
00:00 Intro & Meet the Panelists
4:24 Thoughts on Ontario Ending Its Mask Mandate and Other Public Health Measures
10:04 Initial Reactions to COVID-19
16:06 How Mainstream Media Frame COVID-19 Impacts
23:15 Injecting Citizen Journalism into Mainstream Media
31:20 Mainstream Media’s Troubles Speaking About Identity
37:35 How to Build Marginalized Voices into Mainstream Media
45:45 Media’s Responsibility in the Face of “COVID Fatigue”
50:19 Thoughts on the Shifting Criteria for Lifting Restrictions
54:48 The Underexposure of Workplaces as Sources of Community Spread
59:49 The Stories That Are Silenced
1:03:17 Absence of Congregate Homeless Shelters in Mainstream Media
1:06:50 Final Thoughts & Thank You
