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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

Refugees and the media: Tips for interviewing refugees
How journalists can do a better job of talking about refugees

Over 30 newcomers, settlement workers and academics offer tips and tools for journalists interested in covering refugee issues.

These are 5 things refugees and asylum seekers want you to know

Refugee and asylum seekers share how media coverage affects them and how it can be improved.

Here are tips for refugees being interviewed by the media

Over 30 newcomers, settlement workers and academics offer tips and tools for refugees interested in sharing their perspectives.

We’re investigating refugee mental health

Refugees come to Canada after facing significant trauma and people we’ve been speaking to are worried our system falls short

Tools to turn data flops into data dumps

Here are some places to bookmark for your next freedom of information request

We’re hosting workshops about refugees and the media

How can journalism do better? What does it mean to speak to the media?

Newsletter: Where do you go when you die?
Eye on Parliament: First Nations housing gap
Challenging the myth of “free” housing on First Nations reserves

The Discourse debunks the mistaken idea that Indigenous communities don’t pay for their homes

Newsletter: Can 1,500 Canadians tell us what the entire country is thinking?

This data newsletter looks at the science behind surveys.