Aug. 8, 2020

The Pigeon's Tegwyn Hughes and Bayleigh Marelj

The Pigeon's Tegwyn Hughes and Bayleigh Marelj

On this episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast, we talk to the editorial team behind The Pigeon - a new longform journalism site launched by a group of student journalists and recent grads - as they create their own opportunity in a challenging time for Canadian media.

Imagine being a young journalist right now as thousands of reporters, editors and broadcasters are being laid off and freelance budgets have dried up.

That's the situation the group of student journalists and recent grads behind new longform journalism site The Pigeon find themselves in.

On this episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast, we talk to managing editor Tegwyn Hughes and editorial team member Bayleigh Marelj on creating their own opportunity, while building a platform for underrepresented voices.