Home of Hope (HoH) is a non-profit church-centred organization founded within Home Church in Red Deer. It is dedicated to providing care to children in developing nations in Africa. We sat down with Karissa Paterson, the Marketing Director and interim Operations Manager of Home of Hope, and asked how they can give hope to people in […]

With the return of the FIS Snowboard Big Air World Cup Style Experience to Commonwealth Stadium, Big Air snowboarders are getting ready for the competition in Edmonton. Ontario’s Liam Brearley has been on the Canadian snowboard team for five years, and while he attended last year’s event in Edmonton, he didn’t get to compete due to an injury. But this […]

Sarah Ryan is a reporter for Global Edmonton and has been working in the industry since 2012. Sarah reports on crime and court matters and shares how she uses social media to cover these stories. Q: What social media do you prefer to use? A: “I use X and Facebook. I use X to share […]

Younger or newer journalists are often taught how to use social media for journalism. Amy St. Amand, the Editor-In-Chief at the NAIT Nugget, spoke about what social media is like from the eyes of a journalist. How do you use social media personally? “I use social media like a lot of people do: to connect […]

When we think of news, most people’s first thought is how it’s shown through television. But now in this day and age, social media is just as powerful in getting us the stories right to our phones. Julia Wong, who works at CBC Edmonton as a senior reporter shared her perspective on social media and […]