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“It will be a dark day when Al Jazeera starts to be broadcast in North America. I guarantee you an effort to deteriorate support for the only democracy in the Middle East and lessening of the will to combat in any effective way beyond the shores of North America.”

Trivia Time!

(there are treats)

Jeremy's Take: Journalism as a

Profession

  • Most of Canada's stories take place in Toronto and Ottawa
  • Allows travel and a unique experience of cultures
  • Faced ethical conundrums
  • Ability to adapt to scary situations
  • Always writing for your audience, must think about "target market"

Why Al Jazeera?

  • Following time abroad, question between UN elections or journalism
  • Involved in AJ English launch
  • Only AJ reporter in Canada -> journalistic freedom
  • Offered interesting material

Education

Al Jazeera English

  • B.A. Political Science- Western University
  • B.J. Journalism- University of King's College in Halifax
  • M.J. Journalism- at Carleton University

"Every story, every side"

  • Launched November 15, 2006
  • Funded by the Emir of Qatar
  • Upon inception: mixed reactions
  • Has become pillar of democracy
  • Searches to give "voice to the voiceless" rather than mainstream perspective

Video Stories

Jeremy Copeland

Vancouver Gang Violence

To engage emotionally or not?

  • Vancouver: "Canada's gang capital"
  • Mother's story of her son being killed by gang-member
  • Conducted interview w/ Aileen in her home: felt like a shrine to dead son
  • Off the record: disclosed she was getting a divorce
  • Daughter also felt as though her mom did not care about her
  • Had to learn how to express compassion without jeopardizing the story

On the future of

journalism

  • Fighting to give police and government more power to deal with gangs and violence

Issues?

Provokes racism?

Bad press?

Current:

  • Lecturer at Western University
  • Video Journalist at

Al Jazeera English

Past:

  • International advisor at International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES)
  • U.S. Chief of External Relations at International Organization for Migration (IOM)
  • Video Journalist at CBC- 6 years

Terrorist Law

Giving a Voice to the Voiceless

  • Canadian media focuses only on mainstream topics
  • Doesn't want to 'ruffle government feathers'
  • Give Harkat's side, expose the illegitimacy of Security Certificates
  • Potential to generate discussion concerning government morals
  • Gives insight into individual struggle because of this policy
  • Canadian refugee suspect of terrorism
  • Spent 3 years in jail - released on bail
  • Under house arrest
  • Wife left job to "monitor" him
  • No idea what he's done to deserve this
  • Paints a brighter picture than most MIT profs, jobs are there
  • Social media is pervasive, must know how to use it
  • New funding resources (i.e., Kickstarter)
  • Journalism will always be necessary

Issues?

Worsen/intensify his penalty?

Reinforce paranoia?

"Humans can get used to incredible things"

- Jeremy Copeland,

on his time in Iraq

Jeremy Copeland

by Kelsey Glaser, Chelsea Harding, Maddy Oliver

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