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Here's a list of Ricochet journalists and columnists able to handle secure communications. It's bound to grow: check this page in the weeks to come.
Erin Seatter
Editor
Erin Seatter is an award-winning journalist with an interest in issues related to race, gender, health, and media.
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Ethan Cox
Editor
An editor and co-founder with Ricochet, Ethan is currently studying police misconduct in Canada as a 2021 Michener-Deacon Fellow. His writing has appeared in many national and international outlets, and he has won three national awards for investigative journalism. Ethan is also a television pundit in Montreal and a board member with For the Refugees.
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Leena Minifie
Editor
Leena Minifie (Gitxaala) is the editor of Ricochet's Indigenous Reporting Fund, and a producer, journalist and media maker. Her interest lies where art, culture, land and politics intersect and collide.
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Nahka Bertrand
Nahka Bertrand (Dene) is the French editor for Ricochet’s Indigenous Reporting Fund. She is an Indigenous youth advocate, an active member of Montreal’s urban Indigenous community, and a writer of stories. She has a degree in English literature and creative writing.
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Why secure your communications?
Quebec municipal and provincial police admitted they had been spying on Patrick Lagacé, Marie-Maude Denis, Alain Gravel and a slew of prominent journalists.
It's not the first time we face such an assault on privacy rights and the freedom of the press, but this one is a wake-up call. It's time to take matters into our own hands.
Ricochet takes your safety seriously. That's why we want to facilitate secure communications with our team. Information sent to Ricochet will be handled with care by trained professionals.
The Fourth Estate can only function if journalistic sources are protected. Don't take any chances. If you blow the whistle, encrypt your email communication.
It's not the first time we face such an assault on privacy rights and the freedom of the press, but this one is a wake-up call. It's time to take matters into our own hands.
Ricochet takes your safety seriously. That's why we want to facilitate secure communications with our team. Information sent to Ricochet will be handled with care by trained professionals.
The Fourth Estate can only function if journalistic sources are protected. Don't take any chances. If you blow the whistle, encrypt your email communication.