JAELA BERNSTIEN
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Hello!
I'm a bilingual (English/français) journalist based in Montreal, Quebec. While my home is now in the city, I grew up in the countryside outside the small village of Stirling, Ontario.
I am a multimedia journalist, meaning that I craft and produce stories for digital/print, radio and video/TV. I also often shoot and edit my own video content.
I'm currently working as a freelancer, covering a range of topics ranging from human rights to wildlife conservation. I previously spent eight years as a reporter for CBC News, with my work airing regularly on the national broadcaster's regional and national programming including TV, radio, web and social media.
In my career I've had the opportunity to explore much of Quebec and parts of Nunavik, covering a range of stories: I've reported live from flood zones, corruption trials, and election nights; I've been on the frontlines of protests during Quebec's Printemps érable and the G7 summit; I've even crawled through a newly opened ice-age cavern beneath Montreal.
If you have a pitch don't hesitate to get in touch!
RECENT WORK
A selection of my latest stories
STUDY REVEALS ENGLISH-SPEAKING BLACK CHILDREN MORE LIKELY TO BE REPORTED TO MONTREAL YOUTH PROTECTION
Sept. 10, 2020
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CHILDREN TRAUMATIZED AFTER MONTREAL RIOT POLICE SHOVED THEIR PLEADING MOTHER AGAINST CAR
June 8, 2020
HOW THE WEST ISLAND'S LAKESHORE GENERAL LEARNED FROM COVID-19 OUTBREAKS WITHIN ITS AGING WALLS
July 15, 2020
'WE SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN PUT OUT': A CAREGIVER MOURNS HER PATIENT, AS QUEBEC DOES ABOUT-FACE ON VISIT BAN
Apr 14, 2020
'I'M NOT A MISFIT ANYMORE': HOW MARGINALIZED YOUTH ARE FINDING THEMSELVES THROUGH CIRCUS
Jan 21, 2020
HOW DO YOU SELF-ISOLATE WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE A HOME? MONTREAL SHELTERS PLEAD FOR HELP
Mar 18, 2020
'I RAN FOR MY LIFE': WOMAN FORCED INTO SEX TRADE WORKS WITH POLICE TO HELP OTHERS AT RISK
Dec 12, 2019
A LESSON FROM NEW JERSEY AS QUEBEC TRIES TO PERSUADE PEOPLE TO LEAVE FLOOD ZONES FOR GOOD
Apr 25, 2019