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Sarah Samuel-Ayyash

(She/Her)
Calgary, Doha, Toronto
As seen in: Refinery29, Ricochet Media, This Magazine, On the Record News, CJRU, CJRU-AM (Toronto, ON), Ryerson Review of Journalism
Covers:  Media Language and Framing, Media Ethics, Artificial Intelligence and Ethics, Art and Artificial Intelligence, Media and Culture criticism, U.S. foreign policy (in the Middle East)
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Sarah Samuel-Ayyash’s Biography

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Hi,

I'm an internationally published Canadian freelance writer/reporter based in Toronto. I bring a flair for breaking news, investigative analyses, visual storytelling, op-eds/columns and feature articles. My work has appeared in Canadian and American publications, including Ricochet Media, THIS magazine, Canadian Arab Institute, The Hoser, Vice Media, the Review of Journalism, On The Record, CJRU, The Oshawa Express and The Chronicle.

Previously, I've worked in the broadcast realm at Roger…

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Archiving Palestine

Archiving Palestine

Razan Samara is a longtime Palestinian activist. She's volunteered with the Toronto chapter of the Palestinia…

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We spoke to 10 Canadian journalists at mainstream media about what it's been like covering Gaza

We spoke to 10 Canadian journalists at mainstream media about what it's been like covering Gaza

Inside newsrooms, many describe backlash against reporters who speak out

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Drawing a line

Drawing a line

A picture may not be worth a thousand words anymore. Historically, art has been the epitome of human original…

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Arab-Canadians in Love: An Ode to Uprooting Traditions - Canadian Arab Institute

Arab-Canadians in Love: An Ode to Uprooting Traditions - Canadian Arab Institute

In many Canadian metro cities, Arabs navigate the intricacies of intercultural and interreligious relationshi…

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The Hoser | FIFA 2022: Reflecting on Qatar's World Cup and Western Racism

The Hoser | FIFA 2022: Reflecting on Qatar's World Cup and Western Racism

In the days leading up to Qatar’s hosting of the World Cup, orientalist tropes and blatant hypocrisy permeate…

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Grieving Together, But Apart: How I Set Boundaries When My Father Died

Grieving Together, But Apart: How I Set Boundaries When My Father Died

For some, grieving in a room full of people can be the opposite of what they need. For many, myself included,…

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Archiving Palestine

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By Sarah Samuel-Ayyash
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Razan Samara is a longtime Palestinian activist. She’s volunteered with the Toronto chapter of the Palestinian Youth Movement. She’s made banners and fundraised for Palestinians in the homelands. But in 2021, when Palestinians were expelled from their homes in Silwan and Sheikh Jarrah, she began to feel that she needed to do more for her community.
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We spoke to 10 Canadian journalists at mainstream media about what it's been like covering Gaza

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By Sarah Samuel-Ayyash
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In February, journalist Ginella Massa stood by a cluster of candles illuminating a banner while, one after another, the names of the journalists killed since the start of Israel’s bombing campaign on the Gaza Strip were read out. She was one of four organizers of a vigil on the campus of Toronto Metropolitan University that aimed to shine a light on mainstream Canadian media’s failure to hold Israel accountable.
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This Magazine → Drawing a line

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By Sarah Samuel-Ayyash
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A picture may not be worth a thousand words anymore. Generative AI art tools like DALL-E, Midjourney and Stable Diffusion, which rely on artists’ existing work to generate images through textual prompts, became available to the public last year. Since then, conversations about how Artificial Intelligence (AI) will render creative jobs obsolete have gripped many North American writers (myself included). I used to agonize over securing a well-paying, non- precarious job in a creative industry.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

I started out as an editorial intern at 680 News (CityNewsTO), in Toronto.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Eddie Brock.

What does it mean to be a journalist?

To tell people's stories. And if a need arises, hold the authorities accountable by speaking truth to power.