RT @robferguson1: NEW: personal support worker Anita Quindangen gets Ontario’s first #COVID19 shot at UHN. She worked double shifts at the…
Emerald Bensadoun
National Online Journalist
Emerald Bensadoun is national reporter living in Toronto.
She got her start as a journalist in 2014 as freelancing in the Middle East extensively covering the Israeli-Palestinian conflict during the Gaza War.
More recently, Emerald worked as a senior writer with CBC News before joining Global News, as well as a reporter-editor with the Canadian Press and a breaking news reporter with the Toronto Star.
Emerald currently holds two bachelor’s degrees, one in journalism from Ryerson University and another in communications and film studies from Carleton University.
She is fluent in movie quotes and appreciates a well-illustrated comic book series when she sees one.
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Those looking to apply for the position can do so online until next week. Continue reading →