Investing in emerging Indigenous reporters – JHR

19-year-old Cree reporter Jaydon Flett may soon become a household name. She’s not only the most recent journalist to complete JHR’s Emerging Reporters internship at APTN, but she’s now their youngest full-time journalist on staff. And like many others before her who have achieved great things, she credits her success to hard work and determination.

“At first, I was discouraged when my story pitches got rejected, but then I began to be persistent,” she says. “I’d sell my idea and fight for it when I knew it was worth the time and effort. I proved that I could tell a story and put it together well, visually. I earned trust and, in turn, gained confidence in my work.”

And it didn’t take long before that trust and confidence paid off: even before her internship was over, producers were approaching her about staying on full-time, a qualified feat for any young reporter.

Her tenacity also endeared herself to her colleagues, earning her the nickname “Trial-by-Fire” Jaydon.

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