Jana G. Pruden

Globe and Mail reporter targeted by online campaign, photographed surreptitiously in public settings An anonymous X account posted photos of Alberta reporter Carrie Tait and described her movements as she reported on a health authority controversy

Hi, yes, g'morning. This is awkward.

But targeting a reporter - hi! - with
surreptitiously obtained photos and details of her tooling around town is an attack on the public's right to know.

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A Globe and Mail reporter investigating allegations of political interference in Alberta healthcare has been targeted by an anonymous X account, which posted surreptitiously obtained photographs of her in public settings and described her private movements.
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Opinion | I Teach Creative Writing. This Is What A.I. Is Doing to Students.

Brilliant, frightening piece from Meaghan O'Rourke on what AI is doing to students). www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/o...

🏆 Feature Writing – The Audacity of Rope by @janapruden.bsky.social (@theglobeandmail.com )

Breakaway ropers are carving out a place in Canadian rodeo.

🎥 Check out Jana’s acceptance speech in the post.

🔗 Full luncheon: zurl.co/eIjBP

#DPA25 #JanaPruden #BreakawayRoping #FeatureWriting

42 Years After She Vanished, a Man She Was Seeing Is Charged in Her Murder

42 Years After She Vanished, a Man She Was Seeing Is Charged in Her Murder

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Tens of thousands defy Hungary’s ban on Pride in protest against Orbán Crackdown on Pride is part of effort to curb democratic freedoms ahead of a hotly-contested election next year Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of Budapest in defiance of the Hungarian government’s ban on Pride, heeding a call by the city’s mayor to “come calmly and boldly to stand together for freedom, dignity and equal rights”. Jubilant crowds packed into the city’s streets on Saturday, waving Pride flags and signs that mocked the country’s prime minister, Viktor Orbán, as their peaceful procession inched forward at a snail’s pace. Continue reading...

Tens of thousands defy Hungary’s ban on Pride in protest against Orbán

Thank you!

Maven Maurer, first pro football player to come out as trans, tells her story She played on four CFL teams, won two Grey Cups and earned the nickname ‘the Wolverine.’ Now, she embraces her true self

Beautiful work by @janapruden.bsky.social and @amberbracken.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/artic...

Or go old school and pick it up in print!

Thank you, Jen!

Maven Maurer, first pro football player to come out as trans, tells her story She played on four CFL teams, won two Grey Cups and earned the nickname ‘the Wolverine.’ Now, she embraces her true self

Her turn to play: Maven Maurer, the first pro footballer to come out as trans, won two Grey Cups under a name she left behind – but still honours. She says it's ‘never too late to find your true self,’ by @janapruden.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com

Thanks for reading! I’m happy to report she’s happy and doing really well.

What an incredible feature story! ❤️

You can win two Grey Cups, but you are only truly a champion when you are your authentic self.

Thank you, Maven for your incredible strength, resilience, and courage. You are still leading the way to victory. 🏳️‍⚧️

Thanks so much for reading and sharing it!

The front page of the Globe and Mail for Friday, Jun 27, 2025:

*You might hit a paywall, but you can get a subscription for 99 cents. It’s worth it, I swear.

A wonderful story.

Maven Maurer, first pro football player to come out as trans, tells her story She played on four CFL teams, won two Grey Cups and earned the nickname ‘the Wolverine.’ Now, she embraces her true self

Maven Maurer is the first pro football player to come out as trans.
My profile of a very brave and strong woman, who risked everything to be who she really is.
With beautiful photos by @amberbracken.bsky.social
@mavenmaurer.bsky.social
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That is so kind of you, thank you!
(I can't say I'm always that great a human, but I do try haha.)

In the ring, Cree wrestler Sage Morin finds a way to get back up from personal tragedy In the ring, Cree wrestler Sage Morin found a way to inspire Indigenous kids and rise above her grief from a family tragedy. ‘I’m not a villain and I’m not a victim. I’m victorious’

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How The Matriarch tackled trauma in the wrestling ring Podcast Episode · The Decibel · 2025-06-20 · 27m

So happy to have my @theglobeandmail.com feature about Edmonton wrestler Sage Morin (aka The Matriarch) turned into an episode of The Decibel.
Sage is an amazing and inspiring person, and the Decibel team did an amazing job with this episode. Give it a listen:
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Thank you so much!

The Globe and Mail wins 10 Digital Publishing Awards, the Canadian Journalism Foundation’s Landsberg Award Gold awards went to coverage of Canada’s housing market, the Paris Olympics, a deadly listeria outbreak and the unsolved death of an Indigenous woman

We're proud to celebrate @janapruden.bsky.social and Kasia Mychajlowycz of @theglobeandmail.com, recipients of the Landsberg Award for In Her Defence: 50th Street. The series also won silver at the @canadamediaawards.bsky.social‬’s DPA.

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Thank you! And huge congratulations, my friend!

For years, he preyed on vulnerable women. Then they found out who he was A Regina officer is accused of using police resources to pursue women. Seven of them told us their stories

Read the full story here. (Yes there’s a paywall but it’s 99 cents for months of access to this story and many others.) www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

YouTube video by APTN News Journalist Jana G. Pruden on her investigation into a Regina police officer | APTN News

A huge thanks to APTN and Creeson Agecoutay for this interview about my exclusive reporting on the case of Regina police officer Robert Semenchuck
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How Canadian cowgirls have corralled a new space for women in rodeo with breakaway roping Using skill, grit and a lot of fundraising, cowgirls are seizing on a new chance to show their worth

Women have been fighting hard to make a new place in professional rodeo. And this year, the Calgary Stampede is including breakaway roping as a full event for the first time.
Wondering what breakaway is, and why it matters? I’ve got you covered, Cowpoke:
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It's possible that Grammarly has lost it's damn freaking mind.

#writing #writingcommunity #booksky