Sara Mojtehedzadeh
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Going undercover justified by compelling public interest: Star investigative reporter
By AMANDA POPE Staff reporter Undercover work by journalists is justified only if there’s a compelling public interest and no other way to get the story, says the Toronto Star reporter who recently posed as a temporary worker at a large industrial bakery. Sara Mojtehedzadeh, who covers labour, precarious work and poverty issues for the Star, said it was difficult…
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Reporting from the paycheque trenches: Labour reporting in an era of precarious employment
By KATERINA GEORGIEVA Special to the RJRC February 26, 2016 Labour and workplace coverage has been neglected over the years in part because newsrooms have been dominated by journalists from middle-class and upper-middle-class backgrounds, says Sara Mojtehedzadeh, the Toronto Star’s work and wealth reporter. Mojtehedzadeh said that when she first took her job at the Star in 2014, she was…
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Toronto Star’s Sara Mojtehedzadeh discusses labour reporting and precarious work on Feb. 3
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