Asmaa Malik, Toronto Metropolitan University

Research

journalism news organizations diversity labour editorial staffing

Latest funding

Canadian Newsroom Diversity Project
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$24,231
Is no local news bad news: local journalism and its future
SSHRC · 2016 · Co-investigator
$25,000

All 2 grants and awards

Canadian Newsroom Diversity Project

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Malik, Asmaa

Keywords: journalism; news organizations; diversity; labour; editorial staffing

$24,231

Is no local news bad news: local journalism and its future

Co-investigatorSSHRC2016Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Lindgren, April

Keywords: journalism; local news; urban affairs; municipal politics; media and local democracy; research and knowledge dissemination

$25,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: journalism Dear Professor Malik, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on journalism connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Canadian Newsroom Diversity Project" (2020), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]