The award-winning journalist Ria Renouf discusses transitioning into communications, her thoughts on journalism, and the importance of representation in the media, with Joseph Planta.

Text of introduction by Joseph Planta:

I am Planta: On the Line, in Vancouver, British Columbia, at TheCommentary.ca.

Ria Renouf joins me now. We’ll catch up as to what her work is now, in communications, and reflect on the state of journalism today. I’ll ask her why she’s moved from journalism. Up until recently, she was the managing editor of the New West Anchor, and Burnaby Beacon. Before that she reported and anchored on CityNews Vancouver, and she co-anchored afternoons on CityNews 1130. A lot of us came to know Ria from her work on CKNW. Her website is at www.renoufwrites.com, where you can read her blog, and there are links to her social media accounts and her vlogs. We’ll also talk about representation, and what it was like for her to grow up with a Filipino background and then go into the media market here in Metro Vancouver. Please welcome to the Planta: On the Line program, Ria Renouf; Ms. Renouf, good morning.

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