How good is the coverage of Indigenous news on Vancouver Island?

The Discourse is partnering with APTN, supported by funding from the Local Journalism Initiative, to covering Indigenous news on Vancouver Island. We’re hiring a health reporter, a child welfare reporter and an education reporter. Our goal is to provide journalism that serves and is driven by what people say they want. If you care about these topics, help our reporters get started by answering the questions below.

We take your privacy seriously. While we will be sharing about the overall themes and issues we learn about, we won’t share your name, specific details or information publicly without your permission (more on our privacy policy here).

What's your name?
What's your email address?
Do you identify as First Nations, Inuit or Métis?
How are you connected to Vancouver Island?
Where do you go to find out what's going on in your community?
Do you reach for a local paper? Go on Facebook? Check instagram? Listen to the radio? Watch the news? Get a newsletter?
How could the media serve you better?
What makes you trust a news source?
What specific stories do you think need to be told?
Our reporters will be covering education, health, and child welfare.
We're a new to the region, who do you think we should be talking to to learn more about what's happening here?
Is there anything else you'd like to add?
Do you want us to keep you in the loop on what we're doing?
- Yes
- No
If so, we'll send you an email.
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What do you think about coverage of Indigenous news on Vancouver Island?

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Lindsay Sample

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Lindsay Sample

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