Govt. Report Suggests Funding Minority Reporters to Promote Diversity in Journalism

The national headquarters of the Department of Canadian Heritage, at Les Terrasses de la Chaudiere, in Gatineau, Quebec, on Aug. 21, 2021. meunierd/shutterstock

Cabinet should consider directly paying reporters from indigenous, racial, or religious minority groups up to $45,000 a year to promote diversity in journalism, says a Canadian Heritage report.

Direct cash payments would be on top of the $29,750 rebate per employee at government-approved newsrooms, the report said.