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Francesca Fionda

Data is everywhere. How can we use it in ways that hold power to account? I see data journalism as a powerful tool — to explain complex issues and drive our investigations.

Francesca's Latest Articles

Fake art hurts Indigenous artists as appropriators profit

Those dreamcatcher keychains and Indigenous-style souvenirs? They’ve been stolen, say artists and advocates.

What’s left out can shape the story

Here’s the danger of data without context

The power of a witness

Documenting hate is one way to fight it

What do you say to a 15-year-old who is afraid to be feminist in public?

The Discourse members write back

Let’s be feminist in public

Tell us how to empower the next generation of feminists

Beyond the dope headlines of Canada’s weed legalization

And a few more pot puns you didn't need

Are our municipal ballot boxes half-full or half-empty?

Tell us why you do or don’t vote

Who run the world? ‘Persons’

It's Women's History Month in Canada but fighting for women’s equality is hardly history

It’s your right to know what the government is really doing, but how can you exercise that right?

Here’s how to access government information in every province and territory in Canada

Newsletter: Are you afraid of poop in public swimming pools? Here’s the real scoop.