Health Reporting and Solutions Journalism

​The Covid-19 pandemic revealed systemic injustices of which many were previously unaware. No where were these inequalities more evident than in the health system. However, recognizing these inequalities is not enough. In this webinar, experts will discuss the use of solutions journalism, which is rigorous, evidence-based reporting on responses to social problems, to cover health issues in a way that can serve as a catalyst for change. How can we cover these issues in a way that allows us to build a better and more equitable health system for all? 

​Panelists

​Odette Auger @OdetteAuger

​Odette Auger is Sagamok Anishnawbek through her mother, and lives on Klahoose, Homalco and Tla’amin territories in the Salish Sea. 
As a journalist she is drawn to sharing stories that are of broad relevance, often communicated best  through specific stories and voices. She is constantly encouraged by the commitment of people doing the research, working in the field, and believes we live in a time in which much hard work and collaboration needs to be done. Odette’s work is informed by a background in public administration and governance, youth programming, education and visual arts. Bylines include: Watershed Sentinel, Windspeaker, La Converse, The Tyee, Asparagus Magazine, IndigiNews and APTN. 

​Moira Wyton (Health Reporter, The Tyee) @moirawytonMoira Wyton is The Tyee’s health reporter. Her coverage focuses on public health measures, substance use and mental health in B.C. With the support of the Local Journalism Initiative, Moira joined The Tyee team only a couple weeks before the first pandemic wave in March 2020 and has played a crucial role in COVID-19 coverage since.

​She previously reported in her hometown with the Edmonton Journal and Edmonton Sun, where she focused on provincial politics and education. Moira received a fellowship from the Jack Webster Foundation to study epidemiology alongside other journalists at McGill University, and the EU-Canada Young Journalist Fellowship for her reporting on the influence of European solutions on B.C.'s current response to the toxic drug crisis.

​Tai Huynh (Editor-in-Chief, The Local) @taimhuynh

​Tai Huynh is the founding editor-in-chief and publisher of The Local, an online magazine covering urban health and social issues in Toronto. The Local’s brand of local journalism—in-depth, smart, human—takes readers into corners of the city that are too often ignored or misunderstood. Since its founding in 2019, The Local has won two National Magazine Awards and eight Digital Publishing Awards, including the General Excellence grand prize in 2021 and again in 2022.

​Andrea Woo (Globe and Mail) @AndreaWoo

​Andrea Woo is a journalist at The Globe and Mail. Her recent work has focused on the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada’s toxic drug crisis and climate disasters including the heat wave and floods that swept British Columbia in 2021. Andrea’s work has been recognized by the National Newspaper Awards, the Canadian Association of Journalists, and the Jack Webster Awards.