Journalism School Videos

A documentary on the lives and working conditions of domestic workers in New York City, highlighting their vulnerability to trafficking and abuse. The film uses the prism of South Asian women workers to focus of the larger issue of workplace exemptions for thousands of nannies and maids across the United States and the roots of this discrimination in American slavery. Produced, Directed & Written by: Pracheta Sharma & Jessica Hopper Courtesy Columbia University Graduate Journalism School

Students at Canadian universities are reaching out internationally and using pocket change to make a difference. Every year, many students pay a few dollars to their university's Student Refugee Program. Since 1978, these programs have allowed for 1000 refugees to come to Canada and earn their degree.While other universities may only sponsor one or two students, the University of British Columbia has been been able to support the living expenses and tuition of three every year. Yet, while UBC's program is financially stable, its future relies heavily on the shoulders of a few volunteers. The challenges those individuals face are many.Video written produced and directed by Kerry Blackadar and Sarah Stenaburgh.

Watch four prominent Canadian journalists, including Al Jazeera s new Managing Director Tony Burman, discuss Canada s voice in international news at the debate held on February 10 at the University of British Columbia to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Graduate School of Journalism. Burman, who is in charge of Al Jazeera (English), was editor-in-chief of CBC News for more than a decade. He was joined by Sarah Carter, CBS News Johannesburg Bureau Chief and Canwest Visiting Professor, and Ayesha Bhatty, BBC News online journalist and UBC School of Journalism graduate. They discussed the challenges of covering international news in an age of economic and media globalization, amid constant public security concerns. The conversation was moderated by Global National and Gemini Award-winning news anchor Kevin Newman, a former ABC News anchor and correspondent for World News Tonight in New York. Chris Tenove, UBC School of Journalism graduate, Doctoral Student in Political Science at UBC, and Pierre Elliot Trudeau Foundation Scholar, provided an academic perspective.