Bren Doherty
@Bren_Doherty
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Writer-for-hire: @TorontoStar, @futureofgood, @TVO, @Wealthsimple, @maisonneuvemag, and elsewhere. Your publication, perhaps? #BLM (pic: @andreavacl)
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Joined September 2013
Leaving the Hell Bird for a little while. I'm always at brendoherty94@gmail.com. Stay classy.
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The police response in Calgary to the university student protest last night is a noteworthy contrast to police responses to neo-Nazi and anti-LGBTQ+ rallies in this city. I've lived here my whole life and am shocked to see the different approaches.
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Last night’s vigil by Canadian journalists for our peers killed in the Middle East, mostly Palestinian but also Israeli and Lebanese, was sober, thoughtful and much needed. Who was there - and who wasn’t - was also telling.
So heartened by the turnout at tonight’s #journalistsforjournalists vigil. We must continue to protect press freedom in all parts of the world. Grateful to those who made this event possible. @fatimabsyed @Pacinthe @inoriroy @sonyafatah @JournalismTMU @InspiritFdn @AmnestyNow
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"Workers with sensory or learning disabilities are 20% less likely to have been offered a promotion than their non-disabled counterparts." Good read from @Bren_Doherty @globeandmail
theglobeandmail.com
A survey of 6,000 white-collar professionals across North America found workers with sensory or learning disabilities are 20 per cent less likely to have been offered a promotion
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Hey everyone! I'm currently covering food and restaurant stories for @blogTO! Feel free to DM or email me if you have any news tips.
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"Toronto Election 2022" from @TheLocal_TO has tied for silver in Best News Coverage (Community Publication)! Congratulations to the team at The Local! #DPA23
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I'm a ghostly presence on Twitter these days, but I need to do some figurative can-rattling and TV set haunting. For journalism. Working on a story for Wahi about the emotional roller coaster of homebuying. I'd love to hear from you for a quick chat: brendoherty94@gmail.com
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Well would ya look at that! @Bren_Doherty makes his Narwhal debut with this awesome feature on TTC service cuts that originally ran in @TheLocal_TO! https://t.co/AhdqNVbjXO
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Ten of 13 new TTC service reductions are in Scarborough, including rush hour cuts to the crowded 905 Eglinton East bus service
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Bringing this account back out of retirement for a hot second - I'd love to get the thoughts of #Scarborough bus riders about this development for a @TheLocal_TO story. Just need 10 minutes of your time! I'm always at brendoherty94@gmail.com.
These are the biggest TTC schedule changes, where wait time will increase by >5 minutes. Interestingly, 10 of the 13 are buses serving Scarborough (orange).
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What I hate about Truth & Reconciliation Day is how the government and politicians, who have power to make real change, have encouraged everyday Canadians to think reconciliation is achieved through individual capitalist consumption. Buying orange shirts and donuts, for example.
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Hold your children close. Pray a prayer of thanks they’re not in threat of being stolen from the government & sent to imprisoned houses of horrors. That u can mold them, hold them & raise them in their 1st language & culture in love. Pray 4 the ones who never had the chance 🧡
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My first dispatch for @TheLocal_TO. Very grateful to everyone who spoke to me, and @nickhunebrown for thoughtful edits.
The majority of residents in Don Valley East rent, but for the last 28 years they’ve been represented by one of the most pro-homeowner councillors in the city. @Bren_Doherty asks: Who speaks for the renters?
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For a free market economic system, capitalism sure requires a lot of state intervention and shenanigans to keep the system from imploding.
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It’s 2050. Here’s what a day at Wasaga Beach could look like — by @Bren_Doherty
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Through interviews with scientists, advocates, and medical experts, TVO.org explores the future impacts of climate change on the world’s longest freshwater beach.
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My largest client just had a sudden reduction in work. It happens. The good news is: I now have more time in my calendar for assignments! Please get in touch if you're in need of a disabled generalist with words at places like @CBCSask, @DefectorMedia
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I'll preemptively tag myself before @TanisFowler sees this tweet.
You're really either a writer who cannot get enough of the em dash or one who barely uses them at all. There is no in-between!
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callout: Are you a concertgoer? I am looking to speak to those with accessibility needs/disabled folks about seeing live music for the @TorontoStar. If this is you, please reach out to baileymartens@torstar.ca or via DM.
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Toronto: Methodist Rogers.
In a very Toronto turn, our new police chief is married to the senior director of corporate security at Rogers.
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Queen Elizabeth was not universally loved in Africa. My CNN live report on colonialism, fairytales and the Africans who refuse to mourn her death
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Queen Elizabeth, Canada's head of state and the longest-reigning British monarch, has died.
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Queen Elizabeth, Canada's head of state and the longest-reigning British monarch, has died. She was 96.
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