✨Some professional news (which is how we announce things on Twitter right?): I will be taking on the role of executive editor for the @globalrepcentre from June 19, 2023. https://t.co/BmQZ2Wn639

In episode 4 of State of Play: Summer Games, we meet residents of a South Central LA neighbourhood fighting against Olympic-related development and displacement near the city’s iconic stadiums — four years ahead of the 2028 LA Olympic Games. https://t.co/9hazLQal0q

🇫🇷🥇 We're one week from the start of the Paris Olympics! WATCH our news documentary, FRANCE'S OLYMPIC GAMBLE, looking at how the sports event will reshape the city of Paris — and at what cost. For People & Power. By @GlobalRepCentre:

People & Power investigates the costs and benefits of the Parisian Olympics, and if global sporting events are worth it - joined by @JulesBoykoff.

It's Monday so here's my @FT column on two pods on the dark side of the Olympics: State of Play assesses the harm inflicted on host cities including displaced citizens & massive debt. And Tested tells of the athletes facing questions about their womanhood.

More than 60 media and civil society organizations have signed an open letter urging #Israel to give journalists independent access to #Gaza. “President Netanyahu describes Israel as a democracy. His actions with regard to the media tell a different story. International,

Media organizations urge #Israel to open access to #Gaza. “More than 100 journalists have been killed since the start of the war and those who remain are working in conditions of extreme deprivation. The result is that information from Gaza is becoming harder and harder to

The Olympics bring excitement, spectacle, and the best athletes in the world together. But experts say the games aren’t for everyone, “These are elite sporting events, for elite athletes, and also designed for elite consumers,” says @geostadia.

The Olympics are meant to welcome the world, but who are they really for? State of Play: Summer Games Police raid a migrant squat 100 days before the 2024 Olympics begin. Efforts to bus unhoused people out of the city don’t unfold as planned. - LISTEN

Find out more about the impossible choices migrants and asylum seekers are forced to make in the first episode of our new podcast, State of Play: Summer Games. Find it wherever you listen to podcasts.

When the police raid squats, migrants are given a choice. They can board a bus to a SAS Centre, a temporary housing facility for migrants and asylum-seekers usually located on the outskirts of town. Or, they can choose to stay in Paris, which often means living on the streets.

Last December, I visited the Vitry squat in Paris. It is heartbreaking to think about the more than 400 people that were evicted this spring ahead of the Olympic Games. To learn more, the first episode of our podcast takes you to Paris:

first episode drops at midnight eastern!

when i first moved to vancouver for j-school, the big story was the 2010 olympics and the displacement of unhoused people. it’s been a full-circle moment helping UBC’s @globalrepcentre deep dive on this theme. check out this doc and the first ep of our podcast STATE OF PLAY tomo

It was an absolute privilege to work with this group of talented students and lead this class with @AndreaCrossan. And a huge thank you to our entire production team, our incredible producer at Al Jazeera, and all the sources who shared their stories with us.

Congrats to our @UBCJournalism Global Reporting Program students on their documentary for People & Power on @AJEnglish. Catch "France's Olympic Gamble" tonight! Airing in one hour:

We've been really busy at the @GlobalRepCentre these last few months. And now you know why! Catch the first episode of State of Play: Summer Games this Thursday. Our podcast looks at who gets pushed out when the Olympic machine rolls into town.

The #Olympics aim to welcome the world, but who truly benefits? Partnering with @GlobalRepCentre, State of Play: Summer Games is a new podcast fueled by empowerment journalism. Meet those moved out, pushed out, and priced out for sports. Tune in July 11: