Session Description
Can we trust what we read? In an era of misinformation, deepfakes, and shrinking newsroom budgets, the reliability of the news is under constant scrutiny. In this in-person panel discussion, journalists Elamin Abdelmahmoud, Sunny Dhillon, and Chantal Braganza bring their frontline experience to a candid conversation about the state of today’s media industry and the pressures shaping modern reporting.
This event will be followed by a meet-and-greet with the authors at the Rose Theatre. Free underground parking is available at the venue (1 Theatre Lane).
$15/person.
Sponsored by Simon & Schuster Canada.
Featured Speaker(s)
Elamin Abdelmahmoud
Elamin Abdelmahmoud (he/him) is the host of CBC’s daily arts, entertainment, and pop culture show Commotion. He is an award-winning culture writer who has written for the New York Times, BuzzFeed News, the Globe and Mail, and others. Elamin is the author of the No. 1 best-selling memoir, Son of Elsewhere, a New York Times notable book and a Globe and Mail 100 book. He is the recipient of the 2025 Max Wyman Award for Critical Writing.
Chantal Braganza
Chantal Braganza (she/her) is a writer and editor living in Toronto. She is currently a deputy editor at Chatelaine. Her work has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, Hazlitt, The Hairpin, the Globe and Mail, Toronto Life, Fashion Magazine, and Maisonneuve, among others. Story of Your Mother is her first book.
Sunny Dhillon
Sunny Dhillon (he/him) is a former news reporter whose viral essay “Journalism While Brown and When to Walk Away” highlighted the significant challenges that journalists of colour can face. Sunny worked as a print reporter for 10 years. He has also appeared on television and radio and spoken at conferences. He is passionate about racial justice and continues to write on that theme. He holds a Master’s degree in journalism from the University of British Columbia. He and his young family now live in Ottawa, where Sunny attends law school. This is his first book.
Samira Mohyeddin
Samira Mohyeddin (she/her) is an award winning journalist and documentary filmmaker. She has a Master of Arts in Modern Middle Eastern History from the University of Toronto and is a graduate of Genocide Studies from the Zoryan Institute. For nearly a decade, she was a producer and host at Canada’s national public broadcaster, CBC Radio and CBC Podcasts. She resigned from the CBC in November 2023 and is now the founder and managing editor of On The Line Media, focusing on critical and contextual journalism.