#NotOk Forum
Collaborating to address the threat
November 9, 2021
CBC/Radio‑Canada recently hosted a two‑day virtual forum titled #NotOk — Stand Up for Journalism and Democracy. The goal of this forum was to bring together people from across the news industry to share experiences, support each other, and take a common stand against the growing problem of online harm against media professionals.
Participants

Hannah Storm
Media Consultant and Journalism Safety Expert

Yolande James
Executive Director, Diversity and Inclusion, Radio-Canada

Grégoire Lemarchand
Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Head of Social Networks & Fact-Checking, AFP

Karen Mahabir
Head of Fact Checking and Misinformation Editor, The Associated Press

Jason Reich
Vice President, Safety and Security, The New York Times

Inga Thordar
Executive Editor, CNN Digital International

Nicolle White
Social Media Wellbeing Advisor, ABC Australia

Sébastien Dallaire
Senior Vice President and General Manager for Quebec, Ipsos

Irene Gentle
Vice-President, Inclusion & Strategic Partnerships, TorStar

Marie-Andrée Chouinard
Editor in Chief, Le Devoir

Brent Jolly
President, Canadian Association of Journalists, and Managing Director, National NewsMedia Council

Kenny Yum
Senior Director, Partnerships and Innovation, CBC News
Looking Back
#NotOk was initiated by CBC/Radio‑Canada, with members from across all components of the Corporation. We are united in supporting our journalists, newsrooms and media professionals against those who seek to silence their stories and threaten their safety. We believe it must be an industry-wide effort to tackle this threat and together, we will continue to advocate for collective responses to end this behaviour.
Contact us at cbc.radio-canada@cbc.ca
