Alexandra Samur
Alexandra Samur is a Vancouver-based writer, editor and journalism instructor. She is the managing editor of the Canadian independent news site rabble.ca, and teaches online journalism at Vancouver’s Langara College and citizen journalism at SFU-Woodwards. Her career in independent media includes stints at Ricepaper and Adbusters magazines, and service as a media trainer at alternative media hubs in Cambodia and Palestine. In addition to The Tyee, her work has appeared on Torontoist.com, in New York Magazine and on CBC Radio One. Alex holds an MA in Communication from York University.
Reporting Beat: Online video, digital culture.
Twitter: @asamur
Stories by Alexandra Samur
For Moms-to-Be, It's Frightening to Be Uninsured
And it leaves doctors and midwives scrambling to provide care. What might be done? Last in a series.
How 'One-Stop' Care Lifts New Moms from Addiction
Shown to work for women in BC's inner cities, could it expand? Part of a reader-funded series.
A Win for Moms with Babies Behind Bars
But the five-year battle isn't over yet. First in a series about new mothers on the margins.
New Moms on the Margins: A Reader-Funded Series
What is the price of pregnancy for BC's vulnerable women? Three-part report launches today.
When Prison Bars Separate Moms from Children
Forum on incarcerated mothers includes Wednesday public event in Vancouver.
Real Midwives of BC
Not just for hippies, 'baby whisperers' in BC are catching babes at three times the national rate.
Michael Jackson's Ghost!
YouTube is the site of the celebrity resurrection. Seeing is believing, right?
Sick of YouTube? Try JewTube!
Or TrekTube, IslamicTube, BeatlesTube or any of the other 'alternatubes.'
You Can't Muzzle the Internet
VIDEO: Have election spending limits pushed advocacy groups toward online attack ads?
What Tough Times Taste Like
Do-it-yourself cooking show on YouTube boils pasta with Depression-era stories.
NBC Bans Sexy Veggies from Super Bowl
But PETA video goes viral online anyway. What's the lesson here?
Smart Bombs and War Porn Hit YouTube
Israel using Net to highlight 'humane action and operational successes.'
Unboxing Videos: Porn for Geeks
New YouTube video genre shows it's what's inside (the box) that counts.
Spore of Free Internet Hype
VIDEO: How a video game attracted millions of page views and user-created monsters.
