Pikin News: Supporting Young Journalists in Sierra Leone
On July 29 in Toronto’s dimly lit Lula Lounge, Canadian Journalists for Free Expression hosted a fundraiser to support the children of “Pikin News”, a youth-run national newspaper in Sierra Leone. The paper, run by kids aged 12 to 17, provides the post-civil war generation of Sierra Leone an outlet to express their thoughts and feelings regarding the world around them.
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Sachin Seth is a third-year Ryerson journalism student working toward a career in broadcast journalism. He’s been a lifelong advocate for human rights and social justice, and hopes to one day...
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