Fatima Syed

Behind the Scenes at Global News’ #elxn42party

Behind the Scenes at Global News’ #elxn42party

Social media has been a driving force during the election, but to what extent?

On the ground floor of 121 Bloor Street East, Dawna Friesen and Tom Clark are hosting a live panel: big screens with “Decision Canada” and “Global News” behind them, three cameras in front of them. Down the hall in a back room, 20 or so analysts are calmly watching over computers as polling data and […]

 Fatima Syed

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: RRJ speaks to Mohamed Fahmy

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: RRJ speaks to Mohamed Fahmy

His thoughts on the media coverage of his case, his time behind bars and his future in Canadian journalism

Mohamed Fahmy has been toeing the line between being a journalist and being a story for over a year now. As the former Al Jazeera bureau chief in Cairo, Fahmy, 41, was arrested in Egypt in 2013 with two colleagues and convicted of terror-related charges. The case, the court trials, the journalist and his family have […]