Fatima Raza

About

Fatima Raza is a Pakistani-Canadian journalist based in Toronto. She is passionate about international journalism, with an interest in global affairs and human rights reporting. She currently works as a Local Journalism Initiative reporter with The Independent and Free Press. Previously, she worked as a national news reporter for The Globe and Mail and as a breaking news reporter for the Toronto Star. She was also an on-camera social media host for Streets of Toronto– operated by Post City Magazines– showcasing the city’s lifestyle, entertainment, and food scene.Fatima completed her Bachelor of Journalism degree with distinction from Toronto Metropolitan University. There, she was a research assistant on the Journalism Representation Index (JeRI) project. Funded by Google, the project uses Artificial Intelligence to score news stories in real time, providing news outlets, media watchdogs, and readers an analysis into whose voices are given most prominence in reporting.Fatima enjoys travel and photography and is fluent in English and Urdu, with a basic proficiency in Arabic, French, and Italian. She is actively learning American Sign Language.