'My eyes have been opened': Grads from first Northern journalism program excited for the future

As our March 27-April 21, 2023, training wrapped up, CBC North interviewed Julie Beaver, Monica Loreen Dillon and K'a Nakehk'o (Community Journalism Training Participants).

They "got down to the nitty-gritty," said Monica Dillon. Dillon, who is from Inuvik, said she's still absorbing and reflecting on everything she learned. One of the things that stuck with her was meeting CBC North's Juanita Taylor, who recently was named best national reporter at the Canadian Screen Awards. "I thought that was really cool. Having that representation of her being Inuit ... it just felt really nice to kind of see myself on TV, reflected back at me," she said. "[It] made me feel like I could truly do it, because representation matters."

- CBC North, April 26, 2023

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